coastal erosion – Summer-Ends.de

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2023 Madeira – Day 5

Boaventura is located on the northern coast of Madeira, within the municipality of São Vicente, and extends from the Atlantic shoreline into a steep, deeply incised valley system reaching the island’s interior highlands. The settlement pattern is predominantly linear, following the valley floor and lower slopes, reflecting long-term adaptation to rugged terrain and hydrological constraints. The region occupies a transitional zone between the coastal environment and the mountainous interior, resulting in pronounced gradients in climate, vegetation, and land use over short distances.

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2023 Madeira – Day 2

Miradouro Ponta do Furado – General Overview

Miradouro Ponta do Furado is located on the northeastern coast of Madeira, within the municipality of Santana. The viewpoint occupies a prominent headland projecting into the Atlantic Ocean and offers unobstructed views of Madeira’s rugged coastline and the open sea. The surrounding area is characterized by a low degree of human modification and forms part of a largely preserved coastal landscape.

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2023 Madeira – Day 1

The Madeira Archipelago is an autonomous region of Portugal located in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean and belongs biogeographically to the Macaronesian island group (Azores, Madeira, Canary Islands, Cape Verde). The archipelago comprises the main island of Madeira, Porto Santo, and the uninhabited island groups of Desertas and Selvagens. Madeira is situated on the African Plate in an intraplate oceanic setting; the island rises steeply from the deep-sea basin and therefore exhibits exceptionally high relief energy, with elevations increasing from sea level to over 1,800 m within a very short horizontal distance.