Fora Islet

Fora Islet
Native name: Ilhéu de Fora
Satellite image of part of the Savage Islands with Selvagem Pequena Island (right), Fora Islet (left) and the Northern Islets (top).
Geography
Location Atlantic Ocean
Coordinates 30°02′N 16°03′W / 30.033°N 16.050°W / 30.033; -16.050Coordinates: 30°02′N 16°03′W / 30.033°N 16.050°W / 30.033; -16.050
Archipelago Savage Islands
Area 0.08 km2 (0.031 sq mi)
Highest elevation 18 m (59 ft)
Highest point unnamed
Administration
Portugal
Autonomous Region Madeira Islands
Demographics
Population 1

Fora Islet, in Portuguese Ilhéu de Fora ("outer islet"), is an uninhabited Portuguese island in the Atlantic Ocean, forming part of the Savage Islands, a dependant archipelago of the autonomous region of Madeira.

It lies about 300 kilometres from Madeira and 160 kilometres north of the Canary Islands. The islet (size: 500 x 300 m) has an area of 8 hectares and a maximum altitude of 18 metres.

The island is part of a nature reserve and is home to a variety of petrels (Cory's shearwater, for example). The climate is dry and there is very little soil.[1]

In 19th-century English literature, the island was called the 'Little Piton'.[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ "Long-term research on Cory's Shearwaters: Selvagens islands", Project Calonectris, accessed 2011-07-13
  2. ↑ Knight, E.F., The Cruise of the 'Alerte' , 1890, ISBN 0-246-12312-5
  3. ↑ Burton, Richard F., To the Gold Coast for Gold, 1883, ISBN 1-4264-3236-4
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