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Macaronesia

Macaronesia logo #21820a biogeographic area encompassing the islands off the coast of NW Africa and Europe, including the Azores, Canaries, Cape Verde Islands and Madeira.
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Macaronesia

Macaronesia logo #21000 Macaronesia is a collection of several archipelagos in the North Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Europe and Africa. They belong to three countries: Portugal, Spain, and Cape Verde. ==Etymology== The name (which is occasionally misspelled `Macronesia` in analogy with Micronesia) is derived from the Greek words for `islands of the fortunate` μ
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