Ilhéu de Cima (Porto Santo)

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Ilhéu de Cima
Ilheu de Cima (Porto Santo).jpg
Ilhéu de Cima, with the lighthouse on the left
Ilheu de Cima location map.svg
Location of the islet inside the Municipality of Porto Santo
Geography
Location Atlantic Ocean
Coordinates 33°03′14″N16°16′55″W / 33.054°N 16.282°W / 33.054; -16.282
Area0.30 km2 (0.12 sq mi)
Highest elevation121 m (397 ft)
Administration
Autonomous Region Flag of Madeira.svg  Madeira
Municipality Porto Santo
Freguesia Porto Santo
Demographics
Population0

Ilhéu de Cima is a small island about 400 meters off the east coast of Porto Santo Island, Madeira, Portugal. Its area is 30.07 ha (74.3 acres). [1] The islet is 121 meters high, bare and nearly flat, with steep cliffs towards the sea. [2] It is the easternmost point of the Madeira archipelago. It is part of the Network of Marine Protected Areas of Porto Santo (RAMPPS), which covers the six islets around Porto Santo and the marine areas surrounding them. [3] There is a lighthouse on the northeastern part of the island. [2] It is a 15 m high masonry tower, with focal height 124 m. [4] It went into operation in 1901. [3]

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Nature

Ilheu de Cima seen from a sand rock formation Ilheu de Cima e a moldura.jpg
Ilhéu de Cima seen from a sand rock formation

The island is home to several endemic species of land snails, including Lampadia webbiana , [5] Amphorella cimensis , [6] and Hystricella turricula , which only occurs on Ilhéu de Cima. [7]

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<i>Discula</i> Genus of gastropods

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<i>Wollastonaria turricula</i> Species of gastropod

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Amphorella iridescens is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Ferussaciidae.

<i>Amphorella melampoides</i> Species of gastropod

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<i>Caseolus abjectus</i> Species of gastropod

Caseolus abjectus is a species of land snail in the family Geomitridae, the hairy snails and their allies. It is endemic to Madeira, where it occurs on three islands in the archipelago.

Caseolus commixtus is a species of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Geomitridae.

Hystricella bicarinata is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Geomitridae, the hairy snails and their allies.

Serratorotula coronata is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Geomitridae, the hairy snails and their allies.

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<i>Lampadia webbiana</i> Species of gastropod

Lampadia webbiana is a species of land snail in the family Helicidae, the true snails. It is endemic to the Madeira archipelago, Portugal. The species is named after botanist Philip Barker-Webb.

Leiostyla corneocostata is a species of land snail in the family Lauriidae known commonly as the Madeiran land snail. It is endemic to Porto Santo Island in the Madeira archipelago.

Leiostyla ferraria is a species of land snail in the family Lauriidae. It is endemic to Porto Santo Island in the Madeira archipelago.

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<i>Pseudocampylaea portosanctana</i> Species of gastropod

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<i>Hystricella</i> Genus of gastropods

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References

  1. m@pas online Archived 2018-09-14 at the Wayback Machine , Direção-Geral do Território
  2. 1 2 Sailing Directions (Enroute), Pub. 143: West Coast of Europe and Northwest Africa (PDF). Sailing Directions . United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2017. p. 215.
  3. 1 2 Islets of Porto Santo. A treasure to be preserved, Serviço do Parque Natural da Madeira (2015), p. 22, 38
  4. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Portugal: Madeira". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
  5. Seddon, M.B. (2011). "Lampadia webbiana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2011: e.T11203A3262561. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T11203A3262561.en .
  6. D. Teixeira; et al. (2016). "Amphorella cimensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
  7. Seddon, M.B. (2011). "Hystricella turricula". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2011: e.T6723A12800477. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T6723A12800477.en .