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Basalt is the most common rock type on Madeira and geologists have found a variety of different types including alkali-basalt, basanite and hawaiite. [ 3 ] Miocene-Pliocene (23-2.5 million years ago)
Viola caipira, Viola beiroa, Viola braguesa, Viola campanica, Viola da terra, Viola sertaneja, Viola terceira, Viola toeira, Viola amarantina. The Viola de arame is a stringed musical instrument from the Portuguese island of Madeira . [ 1 ]
As of 2021, Madeira had a total population of 245,595. The island is the top of a massive submerged shield volcano that rises about 6 km (3.7 mi) from the floor of the Atlantic Ocean. The volcano formed atop an east–west rift [ 1 ] [ 2 ] in the oceanic crust along the African plate , beginning during the Miocene epoch over 5 million years ago ...
Its first higher education institution, a medical school, was founded in Funchal in the 18th century. In 1978, the University of Lisbon established a satellite campus in Madeira, and from 1983 to 1986, today's campus began taking shape, offering courses in the areas of science and technology, arts, humanities, and social sciences.
Police in Australia said a woman was forced to fend off a deadly tiger snake in her vehicle while driving 50 miles per hour on a freeway outside Melbourne.
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The north coast of Madeira is generally cooler by 1.5 °C (34.7 °F) The climate data for average high, average low temperature, and humidity was collected and calculated from multiple IPMA records from 2012 to 2021.
More shoppers came to Costco stores in the three months ending Nov. 24, just days ahead of Black Friday. The company saw sales up 7.5% over last year.