Madeira Islands

: For other uses of the word, see Madeira (disambiguation)

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The Madeira Islands is a Portuguese autonomous archipelago in the north Atlantic Ocean that lies between {{coor dm|32|22.3|N|16|16.5|W}} and {{coor dm|33|7.8|N|17|16.65|W}}.

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Portuguese - Archipelago - Atlantic Ocean

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The Madeira Islands, known originally to the Romans as the Purple Islands, were found (accidentally) by the Portuguese discovers and settled by Portugal in 1418, it is currently an autonomous region.

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Madeira Islands - Portuguese - Portugal - 1418 - Autonomous region

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Positioned in the Atlantic Ocean, about 360 miles directly west of Morocco, Africa, and 540 miles southwest of Lisbon, Portugal. Madeira and Porto Santo are the only inhabited islands.

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Atlantic Ocean - Morocco - Africa - Lisbon - Portugal - Madeira - Porto Santo - Islands

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These islands are a popular year-round resort, famed worldwide for their Madeira wine, embroidery artisans, a perfect climate, striking scenery and beautiful flowers.

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Islands - Resort - Madeira wine - Flowers

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