Macaronesia – archipelagos (five) lying in the North Atlantic Ocean near Northern Africa and Southwest Europe.
--not part of a continent
--islands of volcanic origin
--subtropical to tropical climate
Independent
Cape Verde Islands (once owned by Portugal ) (Republic of Cape Verde)
Portugal
Azores (autonomous region of Portugal)
Madeira Islands (autonomous region of Portugal)
--Including Desertas Islands (autonomous region of Madeira)
and Porto Santo Island (easternmost and northernmost of Madeira)
Savage Islands (between Canary Islands and Madeira)
Spain
Canary Islands (European Union’s outermost region)
