Europe · Illustrated record
Porto Santo beach (Praia da Fontinha)
Vila Baleira · Portugal
The short version, from the cited sources
A long, calm ribbon of fine golden sand running most of the south coast of Porto Santo island in the Madeira archipelago, notably gentler and sandier than Madeira's own volcanic shoreline.
- Country
- Portugal (PT)
- Region
- Europe
- Administrative area
- Madeira
- Timezone
- Not available from source
- Source family
- Beach Atlas editorial record
- Source updated
- Snapshot date only
Names in the record
Porto Santo beach (Praia da Fontinha)
No alternate names were supplied by the source.
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- Sand color and composition
- Water and swimming character
- Access and accessibility
- Facilities and lifeguards
- Seasonality and crowd pattern
- Current hazards and restrictions
- Live weather, tide and water-quality feeds
Source position
33.05400, -16.33800
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