Selvagem Grande Island

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Selvagem Grande ( German "Big Wild ") is the largest island in the Selvagens (English Savage Islands ), a politically Portugal ( Autonomous Region of Madeira ) belonging archipelago that lies west of the North African Atlantic coast and north of the Canary Islands.

The uninhabited island located in the northeast of the Selvagens and at the same time, together with three very small islands ( Ilhéu Sinho, Palheiro do Mar, Palheiro de Terra ) the northern group ( Selvagem Grande Islands) archipelago. The surface area is 2.45 km ².

Selvagem Grande is of volcanic origin. The extinct volcanic cone ( Pico da Atalaia, Pico and Pico dos Tornozelos do Inferno ) are difficult to achieve, as the island is surrounded by a dense reef. A landing with a ship is only possible in a few places.

The island has since 1977 a 33 m high lighthouse.