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The fourth and final sheet of the four-sheet Corbitis Atlas (1384–1410)
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The Autonomous Region of Madeira was established in 1976 due to its distinct geography and historical autonomous aspirations.

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Madeira

Portugal

Area
741 km²
Location
Portugal
47th largest island in the world

Madeira, officially the Autonomous Region of Madeira, is an autonomous region of Portugal, in the Atlantic Ocean about 805 km southwest of mainland Portugal. Together with the Azores, it is one of the two autonomous regions of Portugal and a special territory of the European Union.

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