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Pico Ruivo

Name: Pico Ruivo
Address: Portugal

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With its 1862 meters of height, Pico Ruivo is the highest peak of Madeira

Pico Ruivo is 1862 meters high, which makes it the highest peak of Madeira. You can reach its summit on several routes.

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Christoph Steinweg

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Coordinates

32.758804, -16.942734

DMS

32°45'31.7"N 16°56'33.8"W

UTM

28S 318011 3626218

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