Английская Википедия:Fora Islet
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Fora Islet (Portuguese: Шаблон:Lang ("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 160 kilometres north of the Canary Islands. The islet (Шаблон:Convert) has an area of 8 hectares and a maximum altitude of 18 metres.
The island is part of a nature reserve and is home to a variety of petrels, Cory's shearwater being one of the dominant species. The climate is dry and there is very little soil.[1]
In 19th-century English literature, the island was called the 'Little Piton'.[2][3]
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References
- ↑ "Long-term research on Cory's Shearwaters: Selvagens islands", Project Calonectris, accessed 2011-07-13Шаблон:Dead link
- ↑ Knight, E.F., The Cruise of the 'Alerte' , 1890, Шаблон:ISBN
- ↑ Burton, Richard F., To the Gold Coast for Gold, 1883, Шаблон:ISBN
