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Funchal |
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| Longitude Min 16 54 Latitude Min 32 38 4 | ||
| The city of Funchal is located on the southern side of the island of Madeira within a natural amphitheater of mountains rising to 2000 meters. |
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Funchal has enjoyed the status of a city since 1508, and was long considered one of the most important cities in the Portuguese Kingdom. In the mid-eighteenth century, Funchal had a population of about 5000 and served as a market place for vegetables, fruit and fish. | |
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| Places: Funchal Road | Madeira | |
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Published by South Seas, 1 February 2004 Comments, questions, corrections and additions: Paul.Turnbull@jcu.edu.au Prepared by: Paul Turnbull Updated: 28 June 2004 To cite this page use: http://nla.gov.au/nla.cs-ss-biogs-P000357 |