Selvagem Pequena
| Selvagem Pequena | |
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| Waters | Atlantic Ocean |
| Archipelago | Ilhas Selvagens |
| Geographical location | 30 ° 2 ′ 6 ″ N , 16 ° 2 ′ 0 ″ W |
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| surface | 30 ha |
| Highest elevation | Pico do Veado 49 m |
| Residents | uninhabited |
Selvagem Pequena is the second largest of the islands belonging to Portugal in the uninhabited archipelago of the Ilhas Selvagens .
location
Of the Navigator in 1438 Diogo Gomes discovered island located west of the North African coast in the Atlantic Ocean approximately 280 km south-southeast of the Portuguese island of Madeira and 165 km north of the to Spain belonging to the Canary Island of Tenerife . It is the largest of the southern group of these small islands. The Canal da Selvagem Pequena separates it from the Ilhéu da Fora to the west . There is a lighthouse on the island, the Farol da Selvagem Pequena, built in 1977 . There is a guard on the island from April to November.
Political Affiliation
The island and the entire archipelago form part of the municipality ( Freguesia ) Sé of the county of Funchal in the autonomous region of Madeira .
The Portuguese President Aníbal Cavaco Silva visited the island in 2013.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Lighthouse Depot - Selvagem Pequena Light ( Memento of the original from March 10, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Press article (Portuguese)
