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444 km 2 (171 sq mi) [1] Established. 10 Nov 1982. The Madeira Natural Park ( Portuguese: Parque Natural da Madeira) is a large biological reserve in Madeira with a unique endemic flora and fauna. It was created in 1982 to safeguard the natural heritage of the archipelago, and contains a number of endangered species including global rarities ...
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Madeira Island. / 32.65111°N 16.90972°W / 32.65111; -16.90972. Madeira is a Portuguese island, and is the largest and most populous of the Madeira Archipelago. It has an area of 740.7 km 2 (286 sq mi), including Ilhéu de Agostinho, Ilhéu de São Lourenço, Ilhéu Mole (northwest). As of 2021, Madeira had a total population of 245,595.
Protected. 483 km 2 (60%) [ 1] The Madeira evergreen forests is a laurissilva ecoregion of southwestern Europe. It covers the archipelago of Madeira and some nearby islands ( Desertas and Selvagens) in the Atlantic Ocean. Laurel forest, known as Laurisilva of Madeira, once covered the islands. Over centuries the laurel forests were mostly cleared.
Website. www.madeira.gov.pt. Madeira ( / məˈdɪərə / mə-DEER-ə or / məˈdɛərə / mə-DAIR-ə, [ 3][ 4][ 5] European Portuguese: [mɐˈðɐjɾɐ] ⓘ ), officially the Autonomous Region of Madeira ( Portuguese: Região Autónoma da Madeira ), is one of two autonomous regions of Portugal, the other being the Azores.
There are 17 World Heritage Sites listed in Portugal, with a further 18 on the tentative list. The first four sites listed in Portugal were the Monastery of the Hieronymites and Tower of Belém in Lisbon, the Monastery of Batalha, the Convent of Christ in Tomar, and the town of Angra do Heroísmo, in 1983. The most recent additions to the list ...
Madeira Day ( Portuguese: Dia da Madeira ), celebrated in Madeira on 1 July, is a holiday marking the date when Portuguese explorers arrived in Machico's bay in 1419 and Portugal granted autonomy to Madeira in 1976. It is a public holiday in the Autonomous Region. It is also celebrated by Madeiran expats and descendants.
History of Madeira. Madeira in a 17th-century map. The history of Madeira begins with the discovery of the islands by Portugal in 1419. There is no record of anyone living on the islands at that time. Portugal began populating the island in 1420.