Madeira Islands, Portugal
The Madeira Archipelago is an archipelago belonging to Portugal on the North Atlantic Ocean off the west coast of Africa, located about 1,000 km southwest of Lisbon and about 600 km off the coast of Morocco. It consists of Madeira, Porto Santo and two small uninhabited island groups. The Madeira archipelago is known as the "Pearl of the Atlantic" and has a subtropical climate. The area of 794 square kilometers is also known as the Funchal Islands. Population: 300,000, mostly Moorish and Portuguese.
Major cities: Funchal (capital of Madeira), capital: Funchal (128,000 people), other larger cities such as Machiku.
It is home to two inhabited islands, Madeira and Porto. Santa, two uninhabited islands – Dessetas and Salvages. Madeira is the largest of these islands, accounting for 93% of the total area of the archipelago, the island is sparsely populated, the capital of Madeira, is the industrial and commercial center of Funchal. Not only is it beautiful and the climate is mild, but it is also the place to produce made in made in made with made-in-one made local wines.
Madeira is the largest, 55 km long, 22 km wide at its widest point and has a coastline of about 144 km. The central Ruiwude Santana peak is 1,862 meters high. The inland part above 900 meters above sea level is deserted. Scattered residential cottages are usually located at the mouth of the valley and on the slopes of the mountains facing the sea. It is the birthplace of football star Cristiano Ronaldo.
Porto Santo is located 42 km (26 mi) northeast of Madeira. The largest municipality, Porto Santo, is also known as Vera. At both ends of the island are hills, with The Highest Peak of Falco reaching 515 meters. The agricultural products are wheat, grapes and barley.
Located 18 km (11 mi) southeast of Madeira, the Desetta Island Group consists of three small islands arranged in a string of three small islands, Giusetta, and Grand Desetta. The hares and wild goats of Great Desetta attract hunters.
Madeira, like its immediate neighbours, the Azores and the Canary Islands, are volcanic islands. Madeira's volcano is no longer active, having last erupted about 400,000 years ago. The highest peak in Madeira is 1862 meters high and it is also the highest mountain in the entire country of Portugal.
