What is the location of Madeira?

Q: What is the location of Madeira?


A: Madeira is a Portuguese archipelago located between 32°22.3′N 16°16.5′W / 32.3717°N 16.2750°W / 32.3717; -16.2750 and 33°7.8′N 17°16.65′W / 33.1300°N 17.27750°W / 33.1300; -17.27750, just under 400 kilometres (250 miles) north of Tenerife, Canary Islands, in the north Atlantic Ocean and an outermost region of the European Union

Q: What other islands are part of Madeira?


A: The archipelago comprises the major part of one of the two autonomous regions of Portugal (the other being the Azores located to the northwest), that includes the islands of Madeira, Porto Santo, and the Desertas, administered together with the separate archipelago of the Savage Islands.

Q: What is Macaronesia?


A: Macaronesia is a group or collection of four archipelagos in North Atlantic Ocean off northwestern Africa near Europe which includes Madeira as well as Azores, Canary Islands and Cape Verde Islands among others .

Q: How far away from Tenerife are these islands?


A: The islands are just under 400 kilometres (250 miles) north from Tenerife in Canary Islands .

Q: Is Madeira an autonomous region?


A: Yes, it is an autonomous region that includes both mainland Portugal and its island territories such as Madeira .

Q: Does this region belong to any larger political entity?


A: Yes, it belongs to European Union as an outermost region .

Q: Are there any other names for this geographical group?


A:Yes ,the name "Madeira" could be used for either referring to this geographical group or just for referring to only one island within it .

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