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A geological tour of the islands of Madeira and Porto Santo
Author(s) -
Czajkowski Michael
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
geology today
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.188
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 1365-2451
pISSN - 0266-6979
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2451.2002.00009.x
Subject(s) - archipelago , geology , volcano , oceanography , archaeology , geography , paleontology
The Madeira archipelago is situated in the Atlantic Ocean about 900 km south‐west of Portugal and 700 km west of the Moroccan coast. The islands are volcanic and were produced by a large hotspot beneath the eastern Atlantic. The two main islands, the subject of this tour, are Madeira, the largest, and, 37 km to the north‐east, Porto Santo. There are also the three Deserta islands 16 km to the south‐east of Madeira which are uninhabited and are now a nature reserve.