Madeira evergreen forests
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The Madeira evergreen forests is a laurissilva ecoregion of southwestern Europe. It covers the archipelago of Madeira and some nearby islands in the Atlantic Ocean. Laurel forest once covered the isla
Laurissilva on Madeira
Prehistoric Laurisilva forest in Madeira
Laurisilva of Madeira
Old passage in the laurel forest
Madeira
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Madeira, officially the Autonomous Region of Madeira, is an autonomous region of Portugal, in the Atlantic Ocean about 805 km southwest of mainland Portugal. Together with the Azores, it is one of the
Madeira evergreen forests
…The Madeira evergreen forests is a laurissilva ecoregion of southwestern Europe. It covers the archipelago of Madeira and some nearby islands (Desertas and Selvagens) in the Atlantic Ocean. Laurel forest (Laurisilva) once covered the islands. Over centuries the laurel…
The fourth and final sheet of the four-sheet Corbitis Atlas (1384–1410)
Statue of João Gonçalves Zarco
Cathedral of Funchal with its tower of 15th-century Gothic style in the background
Sights from Balcões showing Madeira's high orography