Macaronesian Biogeographic Region

Extent

The Macaronesian Biogeographic Region includes the Portuguese archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira, and the Spanish Canary Islands.

The Natura 2000 list of sites of Community importance for the region was the first such list to be adopted, in December 2001. It contained 208 sites covering over 5,000 square kilometres (1,900 sq mi) of land and sea. The list is updated every year. As of 14 December 2018 it contained 224 entries ranging from ES0000041 Ojeda, Inagua y Pajonales, 3,527.6 hectares (8,717 acres) at 27°56′38″N 15°41′55″W / 27.9438°N 15.6985°W to PTTER0018 Costa das Quatro Ribeiras — Ilha da Terceira, 267.63 hectares (661.3 acres) at 38°48′N 27°13′W / 38.80°N 27.21°W.