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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.
Porto Santo Stefano (Italian: [ˈpɔrto ˈsanto ˈsteːfano]) is a seaport town on the west coast of Italy, in the municipality of Monte Argentario, in the Province of Grosseto, Tuscany. It is the municipal seat of Monte Argentario [2] and one of the two major towns that form the township, along with Porto Ercole. The region is on the slopes of ...
The island of Porto Santo was the first of the Madeira Islands to obtain an airport. In 1959, [2] its runway was built with an initial length of 2,000 m (6,600 ft). The first aircraft to land at this airport was a TAP Air Portugal Douglas DC-4, on 20 July 1960.
40 km 2 (20 sq mi) Population. (2011) • Total. 5,158. Vila Baleira is the main city in the municipality of Porto Santo, located on Porto Santo Island, Madeira, Portugal. It was made a city on 7 August 1996. [1][2]
Monte Argentario is a comune (municipality) and a peninsula belonging to the Province of Grosseto in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 150 kilometres (93 mi) south of Florence and about 35 kilometres (22 mi) south of Grosseto. The peninsula is connected with the mainland by three spits of land which form two lagoons, the Laguna di ...
The share in Gross Value Added of hotels and restaurants (9%) also highlights this phenomenon. The island of Porto Santo, with its 9-kilometre-long (5.6 mi) beach and its climate, is entirely devoted to tourism. Visitors are mainly from Europe, with Portuguese, British, German and French tourists providing the main contingents (2021). [13]
Praia de Porto Santo (English: Porto Santo Beach) is a beach located near the town Vila Baleira, on the island of Porto Santo, Portugal. With a total length of nine kilometers, Porto Santo Beach is usually divided into areas for better administration: Calheta, Cabeço da Ponte, Ribeiro Cochino, Ribeiro Salgado, Fontinha and Penedo.
Cal Islet (Portuguese: Ilhéu da Cal, also: Ilhéu de Baixo) is a small island about 500 m (1,600 ft) south of Porto Santo Island, in the Madeira Archipelago, Portugal. With an area of 1.40 km 2 (0.54 sq mi), [1] Cal is the largest of six islets close to Porto Santo. The highest point is 178 m (584 ft). [2]