🦎 Ilhas Selvagens

Portugal · Europe · Nature Reserve · 30.16°N, 15.87°W

Savage Islands Nature Reserve is a Portuguese nature reserve located in the Savage Islands, a small archipelago in the Northeast Atlantic Ocean. Created in 1971, it is one of the oldest protected areas in the country. The strict nature reserve occupies an area of 2,677 km2 (1,034 sq mi) after its expansion in 2021, and over 99% of the total area is maritime.

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Quick facts

Country	Portugal
Continent / region	Europe
Protection type	🦎 Nature Reserve
Coordinates (approx.)	30.16°N, 15.87°W · view on map

Ilhas Selvagens is a nature reserve in Portugal, in Europe. The details of why Ilhas Selvagens is ecologically important are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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