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The Madeira archipelago is located in the Atlantic Ocean, southwest
of continental Portugal and is an European autonomous region of
Portugal, made up of the island of Madeira, Porto Santo,
the Desertas
and Selvagens (Wild Islets), the last are uninhabited. The capital
and largest city is Funchal
located on Madeira Island.
Geographic coordinates 32° 46' N, 17°
0' W
Portugal Surface Area 91,831 Km²
(88,790 Km² Continental Portugal; 2,247 Km² Azores archipelago;
794 Km² Madeira archipelago).
Climate
Madeira has an all year round mild climate where temperatures
rarely go bellow 16°C, here plants and flowers
trive, most of these are endemic to the island and it's Laurissilva
forest, a world heritage. 
The summit of the highest volcanic mountain peek 'Pico
Ruivo' which rises to an altitude of 1.861m (6,105 ft) above
sea level. Cabo
Girão, is one of the world's highest ocean cliffs 589m
(1,933 ft) above sea level.
Madeira island is a place of breathtaking valleys, splashed with
flowers and painted Atlantic Ocean blue.
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