Macaronesia

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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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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Macaronesia biogeographic region 1
Macaronesian region 1

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 (29)

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

Fogo → belongsTo → Macaronesia ⓘ
Lobos Island → belongsTo → Macaronesia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Macaronesia biogeographic region
Pico Island → belongsTo → Macaronesia ⓘ
Forsskaolea → distribution → Macaronesia ⓘ
Laurisilva forest → isFoundIn → Macaronesia ⓘ
São Nicolau → isPartOf → Macaronesia ⓘ
Canary Islands waters → locatedIn → Macaronesia ⓘ
Gran Canaria → locatedIn → Macaronesia ⓘ
Porto Santo Island → locatedIn → Macaronesia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Macaronesian region
Santa Maria Island → locatedIn → Macaronesia ⓘ
Azores → partOf → Macaronesia ⓘ
Canary Islands → partOf → Macaronesia ⓘ
Chinijo Archipelago → partOf → Macaronesia ⓘ
El Hierro → partOf → Macaronesia ⓘ
Fuerteventura → partOf → Macaronesia ⓘ
Funchal, Madeira, Portugal → partOf → Macaronesia ⓘ
subject surface form: Funchal
La Gomera → partOf → Macaronesia ⓘ
La Palma → partOf → Macaronesia ⓘ
Lanzarote → partOf → Macaronesia ⓘ
Madeira → partOf → Macaronesia ⓘ
San Cristóbal de La Laguna → partOf → Macaronesia ⓘ
Santa Cruz de Tenerife → partOf → Macaronesia ⓘ
Cape Verdean Creole → region → Macaronesia ⓘ
Guanche people → region → Macaronesia ⓘ
Lanzarote Airport → region → Macaronesia ⓘ
Praia → region → Macaronesia ⓘ
Tenerife North Airport → region → Macaronesia ⓘ