Selvagem Grande
| Selvagem Grande | |
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| Waters | Atlantic Ocean |
| Archipelago | Ilhas Selvagens |
| Geographical location | 30 ° 8 '47 " N , 15 ° 51' 52" W |
| length | 2 km |
| width | 1.9 km |
| surface | 2.45 km² |
| Highest elevation | Pico da Atalaia 163 m |
| Residents | 2 gamekeepers <1 inh / km² |
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Selvagem Grande ( German "Große Wilde" ) is the largest island of the Ilhas Selvagens ( English Savage Islands ), an archipelago politically belonging to Portugal ( Autonomous Region Madeira ) , located west of the North African Atlantic coast and north of the Canary Islands .
The island, which is uninhabited apart from a year-round manned park guard station, is located in the northeast of the Ilhas Selvagens and, together with three very small islets ( Ilhéu Sinho , Palheiro do Mar , Palheiro de Terra ), also forms the northeast group of the archipelago . The surface area is 2.45 km².
Selvagem Grande is of volcanic origin. The extinct volcanic cones ( Pico da Atalaia , Pico dos Tornozelos and Pico do Inferno ) are difficult to reach because the coast is made up of 70-90 m high cliffs and dangerous reefs make the journey to the island difficult. Landing with a ship is only possible in a few places.
The island has had a 33 m high lighthouse since 1977 , which initially had a permanent crew of two guards, but was then automated. It stands on the highest point Pico da Atalaia , 200 meters inland from Enseada da Atalaia Bay on the west coast.
Web links
- Joe Sultana: Selvagens Islands Nature Reserve (Portugal). Presentation for the European Diploma for Protected Areas . Directorate of Culture and Cultural and Natural Heritage of the Council of Europe , February 2012 (PDF; 69 kB, English).
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Niklas Holmström: General information. In: The Salvage Islands. Seawatching.net, accessed September 23, 2016 .
- ↑ Selvagem Grande Light. In: Lighthouse Explorer. Foghorn Publishing, accessed on September 23, 2016 (English).
- ^ The Lighthouses of Portugal. PT 89: Selvagem Grande. In: LighthousesRus. www.lighthousesrus.org, accessed on September 23, 2016 (English).