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Madalena Islets, the Glossary

The Madalena Islets (Ilhéus da Madalena) are two uninhabited islets located in the Faial-Pico Channel about away from Madalena harbor, off the coast of the island of Pico in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores.^[1]

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38 relations: Atlantic bonito, Atlantic Ocean, Azores, Azorina, Brown algae, Common bottlenose dolphin, Common tern, Cory's shearwater, Eurasian whimbrel, European Environment Agency, Faial Island, Faial-Pico Channel, Ferry, Grey heron, Grouper, Habitats Directive, Horta, Azores, Islet, Kentish plover, Lithophyllum incrustans, Madalena, Azores, Natura 2000, Needlefish, Palagonite, Pico Island, Portugal, Protected areas of the Azores, Pterocladiophila, Red algae, Roseate tern, Ruddy turnstone, Sanderling, Scuba diving, Spergularia, Sphacelariales, Submarine volcano, Tuff, Volcanic crater.
Faial Island
Islets of the Azores
Pico Island
Uninhabited islands of Portugal

Atlantic bonito

The Atlantic bonito (Sarda sarda) is a large mackerel-like fish of the family Scombridae.

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Atlantic Ocean

The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, with an area of about.

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Azores

The Azores (Açores), officially the Autonomous Region of the Azores (Região Autónoma dos Açores), is one of the two autonomous regions of Portugal (along with Madeira).

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Azorina

Azorina is a monotypic genus of flowering plants within the family Campanulaceae, whose sole species, Azorina vidalii, the Azores bellflower, is endemic to the Azores.

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Brown algae

Brown algae (alga) are a large group of multicellular algae comprising the class Phaeophyceae.

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Common bottlenose dolphin

The common bottlenose dolphin or Atlantic bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) is one of three species of bottlenose dolphin in the genus Tursiops.

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Common tern

The common tern (Sterna hirundo) is a seabird in the family Laridae.

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Cory's shearwater

Cory's shearwater (Calonectris borealis) is a large shearwater in the seabird family Procellariidae.

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Eurasian whimbrel

The Eurasian or common whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus), also known as the white-rumped whimbrel in North America, is a wader in the large family Scolopacidae.

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European Environment Agency

The European Environment Agency (EEA) is the agency of the European Union (EU) which provides independent information on the environment.

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Faial Island

Faial Island, also known as Fayal Island, is a Portuguese island of the Central Group or Grupo Central of the Azores, in the Atlantic Ocean.

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Faial-Pico Channel

The Faial-Pico Channel (Canal Faial-Pico) is an long channel that separates the islands of Faial and Pico in the central group of the archipelago of the Azores. Madalena Islets and Faial-Pico Channel are Faial Island and Pico Island.

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Ferry

A ferry is a boat that transports passengers, and occasionally vehicles and cargo, across a body of water.

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Grey heron

The grey heron (Ardea cinerea) is a long-legged wading bird of the heron family, Ardeidae, native throughout temperate Europe and Asia, and also parts of Africa.

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Grouper

Groupers are fish of any of a number of genera in the subfamily Epinephelinae of the family Serranidae, in the order Perciformes.

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Habitats Directive

The Habitats Directive (more formally known as Council Directive 92/43/EEC on the Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora) is a directive adopted by the European Community in 1992 as a response to the Berne Convention.

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Horta, Azores

Horta is a municipality and city in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores encompassing the island of Faial.

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Islet

An islet is a very small, often unnamed island.

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Kentish plover

The Kentish plover (Anarhynchus alexandrinus) is a small wader of the family Charadriidae that breeds on the shores of saline lakes, lagoons, and coasts, populating sand dunes, marshes, semi-arid desert, and tundra.

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Lithophyllum incrustans

Lithophyllum incrustans, also known by its common names coraline crust and paint weed, is a small pinkish species of seaweed.

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Madalena, Azores

Madalena is a municipality along the western coast of the island of Pico, in the Portuguese Azores.

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Natura 2000

Natura 2000 is a network of nature protection areas in the territory of the European Union.

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Needlefish

Needlefish (family Belonidae) or long toms are piscivorous fishes primarily associated with very shallow marine habitats or the surface of the open sea.

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Palagonite

Palagonite is an alteration product from the interaction of water with volcanic glass of chemical composition similar to basalt.

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Pico Island

Pico Island (Ilha do Pico) is an island in the Central Group of the Portuguese Azores.

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Portugal

Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, is a country located on the Iberian Peninsula in Southwestern Europe, whose territory also includes the Macaronesian archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira.

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Protected areas of the Azores

The Protected Areas of the Azores (Rede Regional de Áreas Protegidas) are the basic administrative-territorial and conservation structures in the archipelago of the Azores and the surrounding oceans.

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Pterocladiophila

Pterocladiophila is a genus of red algae, parasite of other red algae.

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Red algae

Red algae, or Rhodophyta, make up one of the oldest groups of eukaryotic algae.

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Roseate tern

The roseate tern (Sterna dougallii) is a species of tern in the family Laridae.

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Ruddy turnstone

The ruddy turnstone (Arenaria interpres) is a small cosmopolitan wading bird, one of two species of turnstone in the genus Arenaria.

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Sanderling

The sanderling (Calidris alba) is a small wading bird.

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Scuba diving

Scuba diving is a mode of underwater diving whereby divers use breathing equipment that is completely independent of a surface breathing gas supply, and therefore has a limited but variable endurance.

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Spergularia

Spergularia is a genus in the family Caryophyllaceae, containing salt-tolerant plants known as sandspurrys (or sandspurries) and sea-spurreys.

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Sphacelariales

Sphacelariales is an order of brown algae (class Phaeophyceae).

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Submarine volcano

Submarine volcanoes are underwater vents or fissures in the Earth's surface from which magma can erupt.

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Tuff

Tuff is a type of rock made of volcanic ash ejected from a vent during a volcanic eruption.

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Volcanic crater

A volcanic crater is an approximately circular depression in the ground caused by volcanic activity.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madalena_Islets

Also known as Ilhéu Deitado, Ilhéu da Madalena, Ilhéu em Pé, Ilhéus da Madalena.

Madalena Islets, the Glossary

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See also

Faial Island

Islets of the Azores

Pico Island

Uninhabited islands of Portugal

References