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The islands are considered to be a column branch [further explanation needed] that extends from the Canary Islands at depth of 3,000 m (10,000 ft). The total land area of the Savage Islands is 2.73 km 2 (1.05 sq mi). They have little fresh water and are surrounded by reefs (which make access difficult and dangerous).
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]
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 × ...
English: Map of Europe and Northwest Africa with EU in pale green, Portugal in dark green, Madeira & Savage Islands circled in dark green. To replace low-res jpg File:Madeira location (PT and EU).jpg
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 ...
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 ...
This image is a derivative work of the following images: File:EU-Portugal.svg licensed with Cc-by-sa-3.0, GFDL 2010-03-21T22:42:47Z Pethrus 2045x1720 (2731136 Bytes) Added islands of Corvo and Flores (Azores) and the Desertas and Savage islands (Madeira) 2009-10-23T14:43:15Z NuclearVacuum 2045x1720 (2717843 Bytes) consensus version
The Selvagens have 150 species of plants, most of them creepers. The islands richest in flora are Selvagem Pequena and the islet of Fora, because there has never been any introduction of non-indigenous animals and plants. The islands have become known as a sanctuary for birds: several species nest there. The Rosy Tern also nests on the islands.