Selvagem Grande Island
The Selvagem Grande Island is part of the Savage Islands, which themselves are part of the Portuguese Madeira archipelago in the North Atlantic Ocean.
The island belongs to the Northeast Group of the Savage Islands, which comprises in addition three islets: Sinho Islet, Palheiro do Mar, and Palheiro de Terra.
Reference points in the island include Atalaia, Leste and Inferno. The peaks include Atalaia, Tornozelos and Inferno. The highest point is 138 m according to Google Earth imagery. The island has two residents year-round, a Nature Reserve ranger and a Portuguese biologist studying the bird Cory's shearwater, cagarra in Portuguese.
The island has a lighthouse, which is automated.
