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Sunset Madeira

Sunset at sea from the deck of NCL's Norwegian Jade, shortly after leaving the port of Funchal, Madeira.

 

In the sunlight, MSC's cruise ship Fantasia heads south after leaving the port of Funchal.

 

Funchal, the capital of Madeira Autonomous Region, is the chief city and on the south coast of Madeira, the principal island in the archipelago.

 

The archipelago lies about 360 miles (580 km) from the coast of Africa, 535 miles (861 km) from Lisbon, 230 miles (370 km) from Gran Canaria, and 480 miles (770 km) from Santa Maria, the nearest of the Azores.

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Uploaded on February 12, 2009
Taken on February 11, 2009