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Cabo Girão is a lofty sea cliff
Cliff

In geography and geology, a cliff is a significant vertical, or near vertical, rock exposure. Cliffs are formed as erosion landforms due to the processes of erosion and weathering that produce them....
 located in the southern part of the Atlantic Portuguese
Portugal

Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic , is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Located in southwestern Europe, Portugal is the westernmost country of mainland Europe and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south and by Spain to the north and east....
 Madeira Islands. Situated less than 2 km from the town of Câmara de Lobos
Câmara de Lobos

C?mara de Lobos is a city, a parish and a municipality in the west-central southside part of Madeira Islands. C?mara de Lobos is named after the area where sea wolves are found....
, it rises from 560 to 589 meters above sea level. Many brochures tell that it is the second highest cliff in Europe
Europe

Europe is, conventionally, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally divided from Asia to its east by the water divide of the Ural Mountains, the Ural , the Caspian Sea, and by the Caucasus Mountains to the southeast....
, but at least two European cliffs (Preikestolen
Preikestolen

Preikestolen or Prekestolen, also known by the English language translations of Preacher's Pulpit or Pulpit Rock, and by the old local name Hyvlatonn?, is a massive cliff 604 metres above Lysefjorden, opposite the Kjerag plateau, in Forsand, Norway....
 with 604 m and Slieve League
Slieve League

Located on the coast of County Donegal, Ireland, Slieve League , at 601 metres, has Ireland's second highest sea cliffs, after Croaghaun on Achill Island and Europe's sixth-highest....
 with 601 m) are higher.

The terraced fields lying beneath the cliff used to be only accessible by boat.






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Cabo Girão is a lofty sea cliff
Cliff

In geography and geology, a cliff is a significant vertical, or near vertical, rock exposure. Cliffs are formed as erosion landforms due to the processes of erosion and weathering that produce them....
 located in the southern part of the Atlantic Portuguese
Portugal

Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic , is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Located in southwestern Europe, Portugal is the westernmost country of mainland Europe and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south and by Spain to the north and east....
 Madeira Islands. Situated less than 2 km from the town of Câmara de Lobos
Câmara de Lobos

C?mara de Lobos is a city, a parish and a municipality in the west-central southside part of Madeira Islands. C?mara de Lobos is named after the area where sea wolves are found....
, it rises from 560 to 589 meters above sea level. Many brochures tell that it is the second highest cliff in Europe
Europe

Europe is, conventionally, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally divided from Asia to its east by the water divide of the Ural Mountains, the Ural , the Caspian Sea, and by the Caucasus Mountains to the southeast....
, but at least two European cliffs (Preikestolen
Preikestolen

Preikestolen or Prekestolen, also known by the English language translations of Preacher's Pulpit or Pulpit Rock, and by the old local name Hyvlatonn?, is a massive cliff 604 metres above Lysefjorden, opposite the Kjerag plateau, in Forsand, Norway....
 with 604 m and Slieve League
Slieve League

Located on the coast of County Donegal, Ireland, Slieve League , at 601 metres, has Ireland's second highest sea cliffs, after Croaghaun on Achill Island and Europe's sixth-highest....
 with 601 m) are higher.

The terraced fields lying beneath the cliff used to be only accessible by boat. In August 2003, a cable car was installed on the slope of the cliff so farmers can reach these low-lying fields.

Cabo Girão is a popular lookout point as well as a starting point for hikers. Above the cliffs stand a communications tower and the parish of Quinta Grande
Quinta Grande

Quinta Grande is a parish in the district of C?mara de Lobos in the Madeira Islands. The population in 2001 was 2,156, its density was 554.2/km? and the area is 3.89 km?....
. The road linking Calheta and Funchal
Funchal

Funchal , population 100,526, is the chief city of Madeira Island and is the capital of the Madeira Autonomous Region, Portugal. Funchal is also the largest city on the islands and with its neighbouring boroughs of Camara de Lobos, Santa Cruz, Machico and Ribeira Brava has over 150,000 inhabitants....
 runs 1 km north.

The length of the cliff reaches from approximately 1 km south of Campanário
Campanário

Campanario or Campan?rio may refer to:...
 to the west of the urban sprawl of Câmara de Lobos.

Cabo Girao, Madeira

Geography


  • Location:
    • Latitude: 32.64 (32°38'17") N
    • Longitude: 17 (17°0') W
    • Altitude: 580 m


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