Deserta Grande Island

Madeira · Portugal

Deserta Grande Island, Portugal
Photo: Virgílio Gomes, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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The largest of the uninhabited Desertas Islands, a long spine of arid cliffs southeast of Madeira. Strictly protected as a nature reserve, its rugged shores shelter Mediterranean monk seals and seabirds, and access is granted only by permit.

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