Selvagem Grande Island

The Selvagem Grande Island (lit. Big Wild/Savage Island) is part of the Savage Islands, which themselves are part of the Portuguese Madeira archipelago in the North Atlantic Ocean.

Selvagem Grande Island

View of Selvagem Grande
Geography
Location	Atlantic Ocean
Coordinates	30°09′N 15°52′W
Archipelago	Savage Islands
Highest point	Pico da Atalaia
Administration
Portugal
Autonomous Region	Madeira Islands
Demographics
Population	no permanent residents (2+ rangers and research personnel)

The island (size: 2 x 1.7 km) belongs to the Northeast Group of the Savage Islands, which comprises in addition three islets: Sinho Islet (Portuguese: Ilhéu Sinho, diminutive of só, "lonely",[1] maybe a pun on the same pronounced Ilheucinho, "Little Islet"), Palheiro do Mar, and Palheiro de Terra.

Reference points in the island include Atalaia, Leste and Inferno. The peaks include Atalaia, Tornozelos and Inferno. The highest point is 138 m according to Google Earth imagery. The island has two residents year-round, a Nature Reserve ranger and a Portuguese biologist studying the bird Cory's shearwater (Calonectris borealis), cagarra in Portuguese.[2]

The island has a lighthouse, which is automated.[3]

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  Nautical chart of the archipelago (1884)
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  The Selvagem Grande Island
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  Northern Island, aerial view