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Island An island (or isle) is an isolated piece of habitat that is surrounded by a dramatically different habitat, such as water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, skerries, cays or keys. An island ...
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Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic ( pt, República Portuguesa, links=yes ), is a country whose mainland is located on the Iberian Peninsula of Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes the Atlantic archipelagos of ...
, including
islet An islet is a very small, often unnamed island. Most definitions are not precise, but some suggest that an islet has little or no vegetation and cannot support human habitation. It may be made of rock, sand and/or hard coral; may be permanent ...
s (Portuguese: ilhéu or ilhote). The islands (Portuguese: Ilha) are listed by region.Coordinates come from articles or GeoNames, unless otherwise specified.


Continental Portugal


Algarve Region

Islands in the
Algarve Region The Algarve (, , ; from ) is the southernmost NUTS statistical regions of Portugal, NUTS II region of continental Portugal. It has an area of with 467,495 permanent inhabitants and incorporates 16 municipalities (concelho, ''concelhos'' or ''mun ...
include: * Ilhéu do Alcorão, * Ilhéu das Alturas, * Armona, * Barreta, * Barro * Ilha de Cabanas, * Cacela, * Cacela da Abóbora * Ilhote dos Cavalos, * Ilhote da Cobra, * Coco, * Ilhote da Cruz, * Culatra, * Geada * Ilhéu dos Gemidos, * Martinhal (Ilhotes do Martinhal), * Ilhote do Pego, * Ilhote das Ratas, *
Tavira Tavira () is a Portuguese town and municipality, capital of the ''Costa do Acantilado'', situated in the east of the Algarve on the south coast of Portugal. It is east of Faro and west of Huelva across the river Guadiana into Spain. The Gilão ...
,


Alentejo Region

The islands in the
Alentejo Region Alentejo Region () is one of the seven NUTS 2 regions of Portugal. It covers all of the historical Alentejo Province and part of the historical Ribatejo and Estremadura provinces. The greater region is defined within Portugal by the land bo ...
include: *
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* Azenha Brava * Bacelos * Bacelos Pequena * Cascalheira * Freixial *
Juromenha Juromenha is a town in southeastern Portugal, near the border with Spain. It is part of Alandroal Municipality. See also *Castelo de Juromenha Castelo de Juromenha is a castle in Portugal located in Juromenha. It is classified by IGESPAR as a ...
* Lebre * Lezíria Internacional * Perceveira * Pessegueiro, * Moinho * Monte Branco * Palmeira * Palmeira Pequena * Safra * São Brás


Central Region

Islands in the Central Region include: * A Nova *
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Almourol Almourol is an islet in the Tagus river, in the civil parish of Praia do Ribatejo, Center Region, Portugal. The small island lies in the middle of the Tagus, a few meters below its confluence with the Zêzere River. The castle of Almourol, a ...
, * Amoroso * Baleal, *
Bugio Bugio Island ( pt, Ilha do Bugio) — is one of the three islands of the Portuguese Desertas Islands archipelago, a small chain of islands in the Madeira Islands Archipelago of Macaronesia. It is located in the Atlantic Ocean off the western coa ...
, * Cambalhão *
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* Gaivota * Gramatal * Idanha * Lombo * Marcehal * Marinha Nova * Matadouce * Monte Farinha * Morraceira * Mo-do-Meio * Ovos * Parrachill * Pedra * Poço *
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* Testada * Tranqueria * Três Postes *
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In addition, the archipelago of the
Berlengas The Berlengas are a Portuguese archipelago consisting of small Atlantic islands off the coast of Peniche, Portugal, in the Oeste region. These islands were traditionally known to British mariners as "the Burlings". The only inhabited island is ...
includes one island and a two-islet group: * Berlenga Grande, * Estelas Islets, * Farilhões-Forcados Islets (rocks),


North Region

The North Region includes the following islands: *
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, * Boega, *
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, * Insua, Google Maps


Azores archipelago

The archipelago of the
Azores ) , motto =( en, "Rather die free than subjected in peace") , anthem= ( en, "Anthem of the Azores") , image_map=Locator_map_of_Azores_in_EU.svg , map_alt=Location of the Azores within the European Union , map_caption=Location of the Azores wi ...
is politically organized as an autonomous region and includes nine islands and the
Formigas The Formigas Islets ( pt, Ilhéus das Formigas ; literally, ''Islets of the Ants''), sometimes referred to as the Formigas Bank, are a group of uninhabited rocky outcroppings in the eastern group of the Azores archipelago, an autonomous region ...
islet group: * Corvo, * Faial, *
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Graciosa Graciosa Island () (literally "graceful" or "enchanting" in Portuguese) is referred to as the ''White Island'', the northernmost of the Central Group of islands in the Azores. The ovular Portuguese island has an area of , a length of and a width ...
, *
Pico Pico may refer to: Places The Moon * Mons Pico, a lunar mountain in the northern part of the Mare Imbrium basin Portugal * Pico, a civil parish in the municipality of Vila Verde * Pico da Pedra, a civil parish in the municipality of Ribei ...
, * Santa Maria, * São Jorge, * São Miguel, *
Terceira Terceira () is a volcanic 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 53,311 inhabitants in an area of approximately . It is the location ...
, *
Formigas The Formigas Islets ( pt, Ilhéus das Formigas ; literally, ''Islets of the Ants''), sometimes referred to as the Formigas Bank, are a group of uninhabited rocky outcroppings in the eastern group of the Azores archipelago, an autonomous region ...
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Madeira Archipelago

The archipelago of
Madeira ) , anthem = ( en, "Anthem of the Autonomous Region of Madeira") , song_type = Regional anthem , image_map=EU-Portugal_with_Madeira_circled.svg , map_alt=Location of Madeira , map_caption=Location of Madeira , subdivision_type=Sovereign st ...
is politically organized as an autonomous region and includes two principal islands and two minor island groups: *
Madeira ) , anthem = ( en, "Anthem of the Autonomous Region of Madeira") , song_type = Regional anthem , image_map=EU-Portugal_with_Madeira_circled.svg , map_alt=Location of Madeira , map_caption=Location of Madeira , subdivision_type=Sovereign st ...
, *
Porto Santo Porto Santo Island () is a Portuguese island northeast of Madeira Island in the North Atlantic Ocean; it is the northernmost and easternmost island of the archipelago of Madeira, located in the Atlantic Ocean west of Europe and Africa. The muni ...
, *
Desertas The Desertas Islands ( pt, Ilhas Desertas, , "Deserted Islands") are a small archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, part of the larger Portuguese Madeira Archipelago. The archipelago is located off the coast of Morocco. Deserta Grande Island is loca ...
** Deserta Grande, **
Bugio Bugio Island ( pt, Ilha do Bugio) — is one of the three islands of the Portuguese Desertas Islands archipelago, a small chain of islands in the Madeira Islands Archipelago of Macaronesia. It is located in the Atlantic Ocean off the western coa ...
, ** Chão Islet, * Selvagens **
Selvagem Grande Selvagem Grande Island is part of the Savage Islands archipelago, which themselves are part of the Portuguese Autonomous Region of Madeira in the North Atlantic Ocean. The island () belongs to the northeast group of the Savage Islands, which com ...
, **
Selvagem Pequena Selvagem Pequena Island () is an island in the southeast group of the Savage Islands, Madeira, Portugal. It is the southernmost major island of Portugal (excluding islets). Its fauna and flora are well-preserved due to lack of human interference. ...
, ** Palheiro da Terra Islet, ** Palheiro do Mar Islet, **
Fora Islet Fora Islet (Portuguese: ("outer islet")) is an uninhabited Portuguese island in the Atlantic Ocean, forming part of the Savage Islands, a dependant archipelago of the autonomous region of Madeira. It lies about 300 kilometres from Madeira and 16 ...
, ** Alto Islet ** Comprido Islet, ** Redondo Islet ** Norte Islets


See also

*
Exclusive economic zone of Portugal Portugal has the 5th largest exclusive economic zone (EEZ) within Europe, 3rd largest of the EU and the 20th largest EEZ in the world, at 1,727,408 km2.List of islands of São Tomé and Príncipe and
List of islands of Cape Verde The archipelago of Cape Verde consists of 10 islands and several islets, divided into two groups: * Barlavento (windward) islands * Sotavento (leeward) islands The islands in the Barlavento group are Santo Antão, São Vicente, Santa Luzia, S ...
(discovered by Portuguese explorers)


References

{{Authority control Portugal, List of islands of
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