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The Savage Islands or Selvagens Islands (Portuguese: Ilhas Selvagens IPA: [ˈiʎɐʃ sɛlˈvaʒɐ̃jʃ]; also known as the Salvage Islands [2] [3]) are a small Portuguese archipelago in the North Atlantic Ocean, 280 kilometres (175 mi) south of Madeira and 165 kilometres (105 mi) north of the Canary Islands.
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.
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
The capital of Madeira is Funchal, on the main island's south coast. The archipelago includes the islands of Madeira, Porto Santo, and the Desertas, administered together with the separate archipelago of the Savage Islands. Roughly half of the population lives in Funchal. [11]
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]
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 ...
Because none of the Macaronesian islands were ever part of any continent, all of the native plants and animals reached the islands via long-distance dispersal. Laurel-leaved forests , called laurisilva , once covered most of the Azores, Madeira, and parts of the Canaries at an altitude of between 400 and 1,200 metres (1,300 and 3,900 ft), the ...
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)
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