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Map of the pre-Brexit European Union in the world, with overseas countries and territories (OCT) and outermost regions (OMR) for which Madeira is included. Madeira is an Outermost Region (OMR) of the European Union, meaning that due to its geographical situation, it is entitled to derogation from some EU policies.
The Azores, like Madeira and the Canary Islands, are among the European Union's state territories with special status, and are one of its designated "Outermost Regions". The Azores Military Zone is the Portuguese Army's command for ground forces stationed in the archipelago. [ 75 ]
Map of the Madeira archipelgo The archipelago of Madeira is politically organized as an autonomous region and includes two principal islands and two minor island groups: Madeira , 32°39′4″N 16°54′35″W / 32.65111°N 16.90972°W / 32.65111; -16.90972 ( Madeira Island
(1) "that the Azores are volcanic islands and are not the remnants of a more or less large continental mass, for they are not composed of rocks seen on the continents"; (2) "that the tachylytes dredged up from the Atlantic to the north of the Azores were in all probability formed where they are now, at the bottom of the ocean"; and
An enlargeable satellite image of Continental Portugal The Azores archipelago (including the islands of Flores, Corvo, Terceira, Graciosa, São Jorge, Pico, Faial, Santa Maria and São Miguel). The Madeira archipelago (including Madeira, Porto Santo and the Desertas). Location of the Savage islands.
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 ...
Some areas, such as the Azores, Madeira and Macau, were deemed either impractical to decolonise or too close in ties to Continental Portugal to make independent. However, due to their distinct geography, economy, social and cultural situation, as well as historical aspirations of autonomy in Madeira and the Azores, the autonomous regions were ...
These climates include oceanic, Mediterranean, and humid subtropical climates in the Azores; the tropical savanna climates in Madeira; the desert and semi-desert climates in the Canary Islands; [15] and a tropical climate in Cape Verde. In some locations, there are variations in climate due to the rain shadow effect.