Selvagem Pequena Island
Selvagem Pequena, Salvaje Pequeña, Pitão Grande
30°02′N 16°02′W
Selvagem Pequena Island (800 by 500 metres (2,600 ft × 1,600 ft)) is an island in the southeast group of the Savage Islands, Madeira, Portugal. It is the southernmost major island of Portugal (excluding islets). Its fauna and flora are well-preserved due to lack of human interference.
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Terrain
30°02′N 16°02′W
Overview
Selvagem Pequena Island (800 by 500 metres (2,600 ft × 1,600 ft)) is an island in the southeast group of the Savage Islands, Madeira, Portugal. It is the southernmost major island of Portugal (excluding islets). Its fauna and flora are well-preserved due to lack of human interference. In the 1890 book The Cruise of the Alerte, the island was called the 'Great Piton'. It has an active lighthouse.
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Chart
Nearest islands
- Isleta Grande8.1 km
- Selvagem Grande Island20 km
- Bugio Island268 km
- Deserta Grande Island283 km
- Ilhéu Chão288 km
- Cevada306 km
Also in Savage Islands
Selvagem Grande Island
2.4 km²▲ 154 m
Major islands
Isleta Grande
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Minor islands
Also in Madeira Archipelago
Madeira Island
741 km²▲ 1,862 m
Major islands
Porto Santo
40.5 km²▲ 516 m
Minor islands
Deserta Grande Island
10.2 km²▲ 488 m
Minor islands
Bugio Island
3.1 km²▲ 411 m
Minor islands
Selvagem Grande Island
2.4 km²▲ 154 m
Minor islands
Cal Islet
1.4 km²▲ 173 m
Minor islands
Cevada
0.46 km²▲ 99 m
Minor islands
Ilhéu Chão
0.43 km²
Minor islands
Photographs
L’île de Selvagem Pequena (Petite sauvage en français) dans l’archipel des îles Selvagens au Madère, Portugal.
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The Savage Islands as seen from a plane - Small Savage Island
Reserva Natural das Ilhas Selvagens
Reserva Natural das Ilhas Selvagens
Pico Veado na Selvagem Pequena, Portugal
Cory's Shearwater (Calonectris borealis) on Selvagem Pequena, one of the Selvagen Islands of Portugal.
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Selvagem Pequena à distância Fotografia de Virgílio Gomes, 2015. Ilhas Selvagens, Madeira.
Ilha Selvagem Pequena Fotografia de Virgílio Gomes, 1 de agosto de 2004. Ilhas Selvagens, Região Autónoma da Madeira
Ilhas Selvagens Fotografia aérea de Virgílio Gomes, julho de 2009. Ilhas Selvagens, Região Autónoma da Madeira
The irregularly-shaped Ilhéus do Norte, Ilhéu de Fora, and Selvagem Pequena are visible in the centre of the image. The islands are ringed by bright white breaking waves along the fringing beaches.
Image captured by the NASA Expedition 21 crew. / Public domain
Sources
Facts
Photographs
- Selvagem Pequena - 1ago04. No machine-readable author provided. Coimbra68 assumed (based on copyright claims). / CC BY-SA 3.0
- Isole Selvagge dall'aereo - Selvaggia Piccola. Syrio / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Selvagem pequena longe. Wiki brain / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Selvagem pequena perto. Wiki brain / CC BY-SA 4.0
- The Lowest Peak. André Moniz Vieira / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Cagarra Selvagem Pequena. Coimbra68 / CC BY-SA 3.0
- NRP Schultz Xavier Selvagem Pequena. No machine-readable author provided. Coimbra68 assumed (based on copyright claims). / CC BY-SA 3.0
- Selvagem Pequena à distância, 2015, Madeira - Image 125166. Virgílio Gomes / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ilha Selvagem Pequena - 2004-08-01 - Image 159105. Virgílio Gomes / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ilhas Selvagens, fotografia aérea de julho de 2009, Região Autónoma da Madeira - Image 159093. Virgílio Gomes / CC BY-SA 4.0
- 20211202 SavageIslands. European Union, Copernicus Sentinel-2 imagery / Attribution
- Southern Savage Islands, Atlantic Ocean. Image captured by the NASA Expedition 21 crew. / Public domain