Savage Islands
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The Savage Islands, or Selvagens Islands, are a small Portuguese archipelago in the North Atlantic Ocean, 280 kilometres south of Madeira and 165 kilometres north of the Canary Islands. The archipelag
A reef along the coast of Selvagem Pequena, the smaller of the main islands
Aerial photograph of the Northeastern Group, that includes Selvagem Grande
Aerial photograph of the Southwestern Group, includes several islets and Selvagem Pequena
A view of the arid plateau of Selvagem Grande (with lighthouse at the top)
Canary Islands
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The Canary Islands or Canaries are an archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean and the southernmost autonomous community of Spain, located about 100 kilometres off the northwest coast of Africa. The archipel
Guanche mummy of a woman (830 AD). Museo de la Naturaleza y el Hombre, Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
A selection of artefacts unearthed from the Lomo de los Gatos site on Gran Canaria
Reconstruction of a Guanche settlement of Tenerife
Alonso Fernández de Lugo presenting the captured native Guanche kings of Tenerife to the Catholic Monarchs