The Madalena Islets, known in Portuguese as Ilhéus da Madalena, are two uninhabited islets in the Faial-Pico Channel about half a nautical mile from Madalena harbor, off the coast of the island of Pico in the Azores, Portugal. They are visible from Horta on Faial Island and from the ferries that cross between Horta and Madalena. The shorter of the two islets is locally called Ilheu Deitado, meaning lying down islet, and the taller one Ilheu em Pe, meaning standing up islet.
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The Madalena Islets (Portuguese: Ilhéus da Madalena) are two uninhabited islets located in the Faial-Pico Channel about 0.5 nautical miles (0.93 km; 0.58 mi) away from Madalena harbor, off the coast of the island of Pico in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores.
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Since June 1995 the Madalena Islets have been recognized as a protected Natura 2000 site by the European Environment Agency under the Habitats Directive.
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The Madalena Islets (Portuguese: Ilhéus da Madalena) are two uninhabited islets located in the Faial-Pico Channel about 0.5 nautical miles (0.93 km; 0.58 mi) away from Madalena harbor, off the coast of the island of Pico in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores
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The space between the two islets is the old volcanic crater formed of tuff rock and is approximately 20 metres (66 ft) deep.
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