Macaronesian Biogeographic Region

Macaronesian Biogeographic Region
Curral das Freiras, Madeira
Biogeographic regions of Europe, as defined by the European Environment Agency
Macaronesian (inset)
Ecology
RealmPalearctic
Geography
Countries Portugal
·  Azores
·  Madeira
 Spain
·  Canary Islands
Oceans or seasAtlantic Ocean

The Macaronesian Biogeographic Region is a biogeographic region, as defined by the European Environment Agency, that covers the Azores, the Canary Islands, and Madeira. The name comes from the group of four archipelagos collectively known as Macaronesia that also include Cape Verde, which is not included in the European region.


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