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Selvagem Pequena

Selvagem Pequena, Selvagem Grande

 salinhopt Says:  Ilha Selvagem Pequena is uninhabited but during the months of July and August it is visited by fishermen from the Canary Islands. It has a low rocky coast faced in many parts by steep beaches of pebbles. The island is for the most part otherwise sandy, undulating and... 

Nature reserve

Nature reserve, Selvagem Grande

 salinhopt Says:  The flora of the Selvagens Islands at its most impressive on Selvagem Pequena and Ilheu de Fora; here grazing animals have never been introduced. Amongst the ninety species that make up the plant heritage of the Selvagens Islands, ten are endemic. Because of the favourable... 

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Difficult access

Difficult access, Selvagem Grande

 bambino36 Says:  These islands are not easy to access... only if you have a boat... or you can make a deal with someone in Funchal (a fishing boat or the skipper of a sailing boat). Be careful with the sea state tho... the trip still is long both from Canary or Madeira Islands 

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 The flora of the Selvagens Islands at its most impressive on Selvagem Pequena and Ilheu de Fora; here grazing animals have never been introduced. Amongst the... 

 

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Selvagens Islands UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE candidate

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 The last and most southerly point of the Madeira Political Administration is the area known as the "Ilhas Selvagens". A group of very small islands, formerly owned by a wealthy family in Madeira, the... 

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Isolation

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 Located about 180 miles from Madeira Island and form the southernmost territory belonging to Portugal, Ilhas Selvagens Nature Reserve was created in 1971 and is one of the oldest in Portugal. Today,... 

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