Jardim do Mar on Madeira

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Jardim do Mar (Portuguese for garden of the sea) is a civil parish in the western part of the municipality of Calheta in the Portuguese island of Madeira. The population in 2011 was 204, in an area of 0.74 km². It is approximately 3 kilometres (1.86 mi) northwest of Calheta.

Jardim do Mar is a sliver of land between the Atlantic Ocean and the cliffs of the neighbouring parish of Prazeres, accessed by a single roadway and tunnel system to Prazeres and Estreito da Calheta.

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The waves here can be very large in the winter months and during these time of the year surfing is practiced by experienced surfers.

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