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2. Porto Santo Island - Wikipedia

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   Porto Santo Island ( Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpoɾtu ˈsɐ̃tu] ⓘ) is a Portuguese island 43 kilometres (27 mi) northeast of Madeira Island in the North Atlantic Ocean; it is the northernmost and easternmost island of the archipelago of Madeira, located in the Atlantic Ocean west of Europe and Africa. The municipality of Porto Santo ...

3. Madeira - Wikipedia

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   The region of Madeira and Porto Santo has a total population of just under 256,060, the majority of whom live on the main island of Madeira 251,060 where the population density is 337/km 2; meanwhile only around 5,000 live on the Porto Santo island where the population density is 112/km 2.

4. History of Madeira - Wikipedia

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   The settlement of Madeira and Porto Santo islands was a process defined by stages involving people from all over the kingdom. In 1425 King John I officially made Madeira a full province of Portugal, handing it as a gift to Henry the Navigator. Settlement then began in earnest.

5. Porto Santo Airport - Wikipedia

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   Porto Santo Airport (Portuguese: Aeroporto de Porto Santo) (IATA: PXO, ICAO: LPPS) is an international airport located in Vila Baleira, the capital of Porto Santo Island, Madeira. The military Maneuver Aerodrome n.° 3 ( Aeródromo de Manobra n.º 3 ) or AM3 is co-located within the limits of civilian Porto Santo Airport.

6. Bartolomeu Perestrello - Wikipedia

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   Bartolomeu Perestrello (Portuguese pronunciation: [baɾtuluˈmew pɨɾɨʃˈtɾelu], in Italian Bartolomeo Perestrello), 1st Capitão Donatário, Lord and Governor of the Island of Porto Santo (c. 1395 – 1457) was a Portuguese navigator and explorer that is claimed to have discovered and populated Porto Santo Island (1419) together with João Gonçalves Zarco and Tristão Vaz Teixeira.

7. Madeira Airport - Wikipedia

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   Madeira Airport (Portuguese: Aeroporto da Madeira, IATA: FNC, ICAO: LPMA), informally Funchal Airport (Aeroporto do Funchal), formerly Santa Catarina Airport (Aeroporto de Santa Catarina) and officially Cristiano Ronaldo International Airport, is an international airport in the civil parish of Santa Cruz in the Portuguese archipelago and autonomous region of Madeira.