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

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. The population in 2011 was 204, in an area of 0.74 km².Eurostat
It is approximately northwest of Calheta.

Geography

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. The

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here can be very large in the winter months and during these time of the year

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is practiced by experienced surfers.

References

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