Madalena do Mar

Madalena do Mar is a parish in the district of Ponta do Sol in the Madeira Islands. The population in 2001 is 687, its density is 298.7/km² and the area is 2.3 km². It is located NW of Ponta da Sol and close to Canhas. The main industry is agriculture. It is connected with a road linking Calheta and Funchal. The Atlantic Ocean is to the south. The mountains are to the north. The parish of Calheta is bounded to the west.

Nearest parishes

*Arco da Calheta, west and northwest
*Canhas, northeast and east

Geography

*Location:
**Latitude: 32.6833 (32°41') N
**Longitude: 17.133 (17°8') W
*Altitude: Atlantic Ocean

Madalena do Mar is a parish with a primary a school.

External links

*Map and aerial photos
** [http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?latlongtype=decimal&latitude=32.6833&longitude=-17.133&zoom=6 Street map from Mapquest] , [http://maps.msn.com/map.aspx?&lats1=32.6833&lons1=-17.133&alts1=35 MapPoint] or [http://maps.google.com/maps?||=32.6833,-17.133 Google]
** [http://terraserver.microsoft.com/map.aspx?t=1&s=14&lon=-17.133&lat=32.6833&w=750&h=500 Aerial photograph from Microsoft Terraserver] or [http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=32.6833,-17.133&spn=0.11,0.18&t=k Google]
*Coordinates: coord|17|8|0|N|32|41|0|E|