Place details
Place nameMadeira
Other namesMadeira, Arquipélago da, Madeira Islands, Maderas, Islas, Madeira region
CountryPortugal
Latitude32.75
Longitude-17
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Island group off the coast of Morocco, comprising two inhabited islands & other islets; they are summits of mountains rising from the abyssal ocean floor; group constitutes an autonomous region of Portugal & contains one administrative district.