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Selvagem Grande Island is part of the Savage Islands archipelago, which themselves are part of the Portuguese Autonomous Region of Madeira in the North Atlantic Ocean.. The island (2,000 by 1,700 metres (6,600 ft × 5,600 ft)) belongs to the northeast group of the Savage Islands, which comprises in addition three islets: Sinho Islet, Palheiro de Terra and Palheiro do Mar. [1]
By the 16th century the Savage Islands were held by a family from Madeira, known as Teixeiras Caiados. [5] How the islands found themselves under Caiados control is unknown. In 1560 they were given to João Cabral de Noronha. [5] After 1717 they are recorded in wills, inheritances, inventories and other documents.
Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... Savage Islands (1 C, 7 P) Pages in category "Islands of the Autonomous Region of Madeira" The following 8 ...
The Madeira archipelago (including Madeira, Porto Santo and the Desertas). Location of the Savage islands. Map of the Savage islands Portugal's Exclusive Economic Zone. Geography of Portugal. Portugal is a: Country. Developed country; Nation state. Sovereign state; Member State of the European Union; Member state of NATO; Location: Northern and ...
Map of the CISP (Rivera et al, 2016). The Canary Islands Seamount Province (CISP) is located in the Atlantic Ocean between 23º and 33º north. [1] It comprises the seven major islands of the Canary Islands archipelago, the two islets of the Savage Islands and 16 seamounts scattered along an area of 540,000 km 2 parallel to the northwestern coastline of the African Continent.
Fora Islet (Portuguese: Ilhéu de Fora ("outer islet")) is an uninhabited Portuguese island in the Atlantic Ocean, forming part of the Savage Islands, a dependant archipelago of the autonomous region of Madeira. It lies about 300 kilometres from Madeira and 160 kilometres north of the Canary Islands. The islet (500 by 300 metres (1,640 ft × ...
Savage Islands (3.6 km 2 or 1.4 sq mi), archipelago 280 km south-southeast of Madeira Island including three main uninhabited islands and 16 islets in two groups: the Northwest Group (Selvagem Grande Island, Ilhéu de Palheiro da Terra, Ilhéu de Palheiro do Mar) and the Southeast Group (Selvagem Pequena Island, Ilhéu Grande, Ilhéu Sul ...
Selvagem Pequena Island (800 by 500 metres (2,600 ft × 1,600 ft)) is an island in the southeast group of the Savage Islands, Madeira, Portugal. It is the southernmost major island of Portugal (excluding islets). Its fauna and flora are well-preserved due to lack of human interference.