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Estreito (Ponta de São Lourenço)

🏘️ Machico · Caniçal

Geosite in the parish of Caniçal (Machico). A geosite of the regional inventory, on Ponta de São Lourenço: many dykes, upright or criss-crossing, and faults whose tectonics shaped today's coastline.

  • Machico
  • Caniçal
GPS
32.74650, -16.68744
🧭 Getting there
The place stands 3,140 m from the locality of Rochinha, the nearest one, parish of Caniçal (Machico). The regional geodiversity service rates it moderate access, 2,100 m from the nearest paved road.
🕒 When to come
Observation conditions are good, per the regional geodiversity service.

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