List of islands of Portugal
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Azores Islands
- Corvo IslandCorvo IslandCorvo Island , literally the Island of the Crow, is the smallest and the northernmost island of the Azores archipelago and the northernmost in Macaronesia, with a population of approximately 468 inhabitants constituting the smallest single municipality in Azores and in Portugal.-History:A small...
- Faial IslandFaial IslandFaial Island , also known in English as Fayal, is a Portuguese island of the Central Group of the Azores....
- Flores Island
- Graciosa Island
- Pico IslandPico IslandPico Island , is an island in the Central Group of the Portuguese Azores noted for its eponymous volcano, Ponta do Pico, which is the highest mountain in Portugal, the Azores, and the highest elevation of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge...
- Santa Maria IslandSanta Maria IslandSanta Maria , Portuguese for Saint Mary, is an island located in the eastern group of the Azores archipelago and the southernmost island in the Azores...
- São Jorge Island
- São Miguel IslandSão Miguel IslandSão Miguel Island , nicknamed "The Green Island", is the largest and most populous island in the Portuguese Azores archipelago. The island covers and has around 140,000 inhabitants, 45,000 of these people located in the largest city in the archipelago: Ponta Delgada.-History:In 1427, São Miguel...
- Terceira IslandTerceira IslandReferred to as the “Ilha Lilás” , Terceira is an island in the Azores archipelago, in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean. It is one of the larger islands of the archipelago, with a population of 56,000 inhabitants in an area of approximately 396.75 km²...
- Formigas IsletsFormigas IsletsThe Formigas Islet and Dollabarat Reef, sometimes referred to as the Formigas Bank, are a remote group of rock outcroppings in the eastern group of the Azores archipelago, an autonomous region of Portugal. The bank is located 43 km northeast of Santa Maria Island and southeast of São Miguel...
Savage IslandsSavage IslandsThe Savage Islands, also referred to as the Salvage Islands or the Selvagens Islands, of Sé. They are designated a Nature Reserve, comprising two areas: one on Selvagem Grande Island and the second on Selvagem Pequena Island.-Geography:...
(Madeira)
- Selvagem Grande IslandSelvagem Grande IslandThe Selvagem Grande Island is part of the Savage Islands, which themselves are part of the Portuguese Madeira archipelago in the North Atlantic Ocean....
- Selvagem Pequena IslandSelvagem Pequena IslandSelvagem Pequena Island is an island in the Southeast Group of the Savage Islands, Madeira, Portugal. Its fauna and flora are well preserved due to lack of human interference....
- Palheiro da Terra islet
- Palheiro do Mar islet
- Fora IsletFora IsletFora Islet, in Portuguese , is an uninhabited Portuguese island in the Atlantic Ocean, forming part of the Savage Islands, a dependant archipelago of the autonomous region of Madeira....
- Alto islet
- Comprido islet
- Redondo islet
- Norte Islets
Algarve islands
- Armona IslandArmona IslandArmona Island is one of the islands of Algarve, Portugal. Armona is 9 kilometres in length, and from 0.1 to 1 km wide.It is accessible by regular 20 mins Ferry trip or even quicker Water Taxi from the waterfront in Olhão...
- Barreta/Deserta Island
- Cabanas Island
- Cacela IslandCacela IslandCacela Island, in the Algarve region of mainland Portugal, was a peninsula up to the winter of 2010, when the sea cut the peninsula and turned its westernmost part into an island...
- Coco Island
- Culatra IslandCulatra IslandCulatra Island is an island in the Algarve, Portugal. It is divided into three parts: Farol, Hângares and Culatra. It is 6 kilometres in length and 0.1 to 0.9 km width. There are about 1,000 inhabitants. The island is reached by Ferry from a pier at the eastern end of the Olhão and Faro seafront. A...
- Faro Island
- Farol Island
- Martinhal Island
- Tavira IslandTavira IslandTavira Island lies south of the town of Tavira, Portugal, just a few hundred metres off the coast. It is 11 kilometres long and varies between 150 m to 1 km in width. The island has 11 km of the best beaches in the Algarve, including areas where naturism can be legally practised. It is part of...
- Cacela da Abóbora Island
- Barro Island
- Geada Island
Alentejo islands
- Pessegueiro IslandPessegueiro IslandPessegueiro Island a small island located near Porto Covo in the Municipality of Sines, on the western coast of Portugal. The island and the adjacent coast are part of Southwest Alentejo and Vicentine Coast Natural Park....
- Perceveira Island
- Ariana Island
- Moínho Island
- Monte Branco Island
- Juromenha island
- Bacelos Island
- Bacelos Pequena Island
- Palmeira Island
- Palmeira Pequena Island
- Azenha Brava Island
- Lezíria Internacional Island
- São Brás island
- Lebre Island
- Safra Island
- Freixial Island
- Cascalheira Island
Beira BaixaBeira, PortugalBeira was one of the six traditional provinces or "comarcas" of Portugal.-Administrative history:The medieval province of Beira was divided in 1832 into* Beira Alta Province* Beira Baixa ProvinceBeira Litoral...
islands
- Idanha Island
- A Nova Island
- Três Postes Island
- Marechal Island
- Carmona Island
- Estrada Island
RibatejoRibatejoThe Ribatejo is the most central of the traditional provinces of Portugal, with no coastline or border with Spain. The region is crossed by the Tagus River...
/ Medio TejoMédio TejoMédio Tejo is a NUTS3 subregion of the Centro Region, in Portugal. Médio Tejo is also one of Portugal urban communities . The capital city and its most important city is Tomar.-Municipalities:...
/ Leziria do TejoLezíria do TejoLezíria do Tejo is a Portuguese NUTS III subregion, part of NUTS II Alentejo Region.Lezíria do Tejo belonging to Lisboa e Vale do Tejo Region for planning, but to Lisbon Region in the NUTS scheme, has its main urban center in the city of Santarém and almost coincides with the traditional Ribatejo...
islands
- AlmourolAlmourolAlmourol is a small islet on the Tagus river, Portugal. The Castle of Almourol, a national monument, is located there....
Island see also (Castle of AlmourolCastle of AlmourolThe Almourol Castle is situated in the small Almourol island, a rocky island, in the middle of the Tagus river , in Praia do Ribatejo, a parish in Vila Nova da Barquinha, Central Portugal. The castle was a Knights Templar stronghold used during the Reconquista.-The conquest of the castle:The site...
) - Lombo Island
- Agolada Island
- Verde IslandVerde IslandThis article refers to an island, for the body of water see Verde Island Passage.Verde Island is situated along the bodies of Verde Island Passage between the islands of Luzon and Mindoro, Philippines. It was on 1988 when a small village was created through the effort of an European project using...
Beira LitoralBeira, PortugalBeira was one of the six traditional provinces or "comarcas" of Portugal.-Administrative history:The medieval province of Beira was divided in 1832 into* Beira Alta Province* Beira Baixa ProvinceBeira Litoral...
islands
- Monte Farinha Island
- Testáda Island
- Ovos Island
- Gaga Island
- Gaivota Island
- Pedra Island
- Parrachill Island
- Mo-do-Meio Island
- Samos Island
- Poço Island
- Tranqueira Island
- Amoroso Island
- Morraceira Island
- Turbina Island
- Gramatal Island
- Marinha Nova Island
- Matadouce Island
Estremadura islands
- Baleal IslandBaleal IslandBaleal is a small island located 4 kilometres north of Peniche, in the western region of Portugal , separated from the mainland by a tombola. At the extremity of the island you can find the inaccessible ilhota das Pombas and the ilhéu de Fora....
- Bugio Island (Estremadura)
- Rato island
- Cambalhão island
- Fora Island
MinhoMinho RiverThe Minho or Miño is the longest river in Galicia, Spain, with an extension of 340 km.Both names come from Latin Minius...
islands
- Insua Island
- Amores Island
- Boega Island
- Ermal IslandErmal IslandErmal Island is a peninsula situated in the Ermal Dam, parish of Mosteiro, municipality of Vieira do Minho, about 25 km north of Braga....