Selvagens Islands

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The Selvagens Islands are a small, remote Portuguese Atlantic archipelago and nature reserve located between Madeira and the Canary Islands, known for their rich seabird colonies and strict environmental protection.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Sul Selvagens 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf archipelago
nature reserve
accessRegulation special permit required
administrativeTerritoryOf Autonomous Region of Madeira NERFINISHED
archipelagoType oceanic islands
climate semi-arid
conservationPriority very high
continent Africa
Europe
country Portugal
designatedAs nature reserve
geologicalOrigin volcanic
governingBody Regional Government of Madeira NERFINISHED
hasColonyOf Bulwer's petrel NERFINISHED
Cory's shearwater NERFINISHED
white-faced storm petrel
yellow-legged gull
hasHumanPresence Portuguese Navy personnel
park rangers
hasPart Ilhéu Comprido NERFINISHED
Ilhéu Redondo NERFINISHED
Ilhéu de Alto NERFINISHED
Ilhéu de Fora NERFINISHED
Ilhéu do Norte NERFINISHED
Ilhéu do Sul NERFINISHED
Selvagem Grande NERFINISHED
Selvagem Pequena NERFINISHED
humanActivitiesRestricted fishing
landing without authorization
tourism
importantFor marine biodiversity conservation
seabird breeding
knownFor rich seabird colonies
strict environmental protection
languageUsedInAdministration Portuguese
legalStatus highly restricted access
locatedBetween Canary Islands NERFINISHED
Madeira NERFINISHED
locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
majorEcosystemType coastal ecosystem
marine ecosystem
nearestMajorIslandGroup Canary Islands NERFINISHED
Madeira NERFINISHED
partOf Macaronesia NERFINISHED
Portuguese Exclusive Economic Zone NERFINISHED
permanentPopulation 0
protectedAreaStatus strict nature reserve
sovereignState Portugal NERFINISHED
timeZone UTC+0
uninhabited true

Referenced by (2)

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

Savage Islands hasAlternativeName Selvagens Islands
Ilhas Selvagens hasIslandGroup Selvagens Islands
this entity surface form: Sul Selvagens