Macaronesia

E30227
archipelago group geographical region

Macaronesia is a group of North Atlantic archipelagos off the coasts of Europe and Africa, including the Canary Islands, Madeira, the Azores, and Cape Verde, known for their volcanic origins and unique subtropical biodiversity.

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All labels observed (9)

Label Occurrences
Macaronesia canonical 130
Macaronesia biogeographic region 2
Macaronesia region 2

Statements (69)

Predicate Object
instanceOf archipelago group ⓘ
geographical region ⓘ
biogeographicRealm Afrotropical ⓘ
Palearctic realm ⓘ
surface form: Palearctic
continent Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
country Cape Verde Islands ⓘ
surface form: Cape Verde

Portugal ⓘ
Spain ⓘ
etymology derived from Greek "makárōn nêsoi" meaning "islands of the blessed" ⓘ
hasClimate Mediterranean-influenced ⓘ
oceanic-influenced ⓘ
subtropical ⓘ
hasEconomicActivity agriculture ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
hasEcoregion Macaronesian dry forests and scrub ⓘ
Macaronesian laurel forests ⓘ
hasFeature mild year-round temperatures ⓘ
oceanic islands ⓘ
steep volcanic relief ⓘ
hasGeologicalOrigin volcanic ⓘ
hasPart Azores ⓘ
Boa Vista (Cape Verde) ⓘ
Brava (Cape Verde) ⓘ
Canary Islands ⓘ
Cape Verde Islands ⓘ
surface form: Cape Verde

El Hierro ⓘ
Fogo (Cape Verde) ⓘ
Fuerteventura ⓘ
Gran Canaria ⓘ
Ilhas Desertas ⓘ
Ilhas Selvagens ⓘ
La Gomera ⓘ
La Palma ⓘ
Lanzarote ⓘ
Madeira ⓘ
Madeira ⓘ
surface form: Madeira Island

Maio (Cape Verde) ⓘ
Pico Island ⓘ
Porto Santo Island ⓘ
Sal (Cape Verde) ⓘ
Cape Verde Islands ⓘ
surface form: Santiago Island (Cape Verde)

Santo Antão (Cape Verde) ⓘ
Savage Islands ⓘ
São Miguel Island ⓘ
São Vicente (Cape Verde) ⓘ
Tenerife ⓘ
Terceira Island ⓘ
knownFor Laurisilva forest ⓘ
surface form: Laurisilva

high endemism ⓘ
laurel forests ⓘ
unique subtropical biodiversity ⓘ
languageUsed Cape Verdean Creole ⓘ
Portuguese ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ
locatedIn Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
locatedOffCoastOf Africa ⓘ
Europe ⓘ
majorCity Funchal, Madeira, Portugal ⓘ
surface form: Funchal

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria ⓘ
Ponta Delgada ⓘ
Praia ⓘ
Santa Cruz de Tenerife ⓘ
ocean Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
partlyInCountry Cape Verde Islands ⓘ
surface form: Cape Verde

Portugal ⓘ
Spain ⓘ
recognizedAs biodiversity hotspot ⓘ
recognizedBy World Wildlife Fund ⓘ
surface form: World Wide Fund for Nature

Referenced by (140)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Canary Islands → partOf → Macaronesia ⓘ
Azores → partOf → Macaronesia ⓘ
Madeira → partOf → Macaronesia ⓘ
Funchal, Madeira, Portugal → partOf → Macaronesia ⓘ
subject surface form: Funchal
Cape Verdean Creole → region → Macaronesia ⓘ
Tenerife North Airport → region → Macaronesia ⓘ
Lanzarote Airport → region → Macaronesia ⓘ
Santa Cruz de Tenerife → partOf → Macaronesia ⓘ
Guanche people → region → Macaronesia ⓘ
Coat of arms of the Canary Islands → region → Macaronesia ⓘ
San Cristóbal de La Laguna → partOf → Macaronesia ⓘ
Gran Canaria → locatedIn → Macaronesia ⓘ
Lanzarote → partOf → Macaronesia ⓘ
Fuerteventura → partOf → Macaronesia ⓘ
La Palma → partOf → Macaronesia ⓘ
El Hierro → partOf → Macaronesia ⓘ
Chinijo Archipelago → partOf → Macaronesia ⓘ
La Gomera → partOf → Macaronesia ⓘ
Canary Islands waters → locatedIn → Macaronesia ⓘ
Lobos Island → belongsTo → Macaronesia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Macaronesia biogeographic region
Laurisilva forest → isFoundIn → Macaronesia ⓘ
Porto Santo Island → locatedIn → Macaronesia ⓘ
Forsskaolea → distribution → Macaronesia ⓘ
Pico Island → belongsTo → Macaronesia ⓘ
Santa Maria Island → locatedIn → Macaronesia ⓘ
Praia → region → Macaronesia ⓘ
Portuguese Exclusive Economic Zone → locatedIn → Macaronesia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Macaronesian region
São Nicolau → isPartOf → Macaronesia ⓘ
Fogo → belongsTo → Macaronesia ⓘ
Boa Vista → isPartOf → Macaronesia ⓘ
subject surface form: Boa Vista (Cape Verde)
this entity surface form: Macaronesia region
Desertas Islands → belongsTo → Macaronesia ⓘ
Savage Islands → locatedIn → Macaronesia ⓘ
Madeira Botanical Garden → touristRegion → Macaronesia ⓘ
Estádio do Marítimo → locatedIn → Macaronesia ⓘ
Teide–Pico Viejo complex → region → Macaronesia ⓘ
GCLP → servesRegion → Macaronesia ⓘ
Binter Canarias → operatesInRegion → Macaronesia ⓘ
Azores Airlines → regionServed → Macaronesia ⓘ
TFN → region → Macaronesia ⓘ
subject surface form: Tenerife North Airport
Triana → region → Macaronesia ⓘ
subject surface form: Triana (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria)
Port of Las Palmas → regionServed → Macaronesia ⓘ
Cathedral of Santa Ana → region → Macaronesia ⓘ
Centro-Ifara → region → Macaronesia ⓘ
Ofra-Costa Sur → geographicRegion → Macaronesia ⓘ
Anaga → partOf → Macaronesia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Macaronesian biogeographic region
Suroeste → region → Macaronesia ⓘ
Parque García Sanabria → locatedIn → Macaronesia ⓘ
Ilhas Desertas → region → Macaronesia ⓘ
ACE → region → Macaronesia ⓘ
São Miguel Island → locatedIn → Macaronesia ⓘ