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The Madeira Archipelago |
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Madeira is 58km long and just
23km wide. Porto Santo, 40 km to the Northeast, is about 15km long and 5 km
wide.Two other clusters of islands complete the archipelado. Some 30km to
the southeast of Madeira, the three Desertas - Ilhéu Chão, Ilhéu de Bugio
and Deserta Grande are, geologically speaking, just an extension of the main
island. The channel between Madeira and these rocky outcrops is
comparatively shallow. The Selvagens, five barren islets 250 km to south, are
closer to the Canary Islands than to Madeira. Only Madeira and Porto santo
are inhabited.
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Madeira Island |
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A tropical island, with very good
weather, with the most beautiful flowers and plants in the world, flowers
like protea, drangon tree, madeira violet, camelia, mimosa, camel´s foot
tree, cymbidium orchid, golden shower, poinsettia, Pride of Madeira, jasmine,
red passion flower, magnolia, Arum lily, tulip tree, and match more.I island
with very friendly people, with waterfalls, with spectacular views of nature,
a very green island, there are suggestions for walks you can follow, natural
rock pool is other ofered of Madeira, very good waves for surfing, the water
is limpid and much more in these little island.
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Population |
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Most of the population of 253.045 people live on
the south side of Madeira, about 90.000 of them in Funchal(capital of
Madeira).Under 5000 people live permanently on Porto Santo. |
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The Highest Peaks on Madeira |
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The highest Peaks on the island is Pico Ruivo
(1861 m), Pico das Torres (1851 m) and Pico do Areeiro (1810 m), all in
the eastern part of the island. Cabo Girão, to the west of Funchal, is
the second highest sea cliff in the world, with a plunge of 589 m to the
breakers.
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The Highest Peak on Porto
Santo |
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The highest peaks is Pico do Facho (517 m) in the
northeast corner, but most of the island is low and flat. |
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