"Las islas Salvajes (en portugués, Ilhas Selvagens) son un archipiélago portugués formado por tres islas principales y varios islotes, situado en el Atlántico septentrional, entre las islas Canarias (a 165 kilómetros) y las islas Madeira (de las que distan 280 kilómetros), justo en el extremo norte de la plataforma submarina de las islas Canarias. Actualmente es parte integrante de la Región Autónoma de Madeira. Consta de dos grupos principales: el del norte y el del suroeste. En el del norte está la isla Mayor o Salvaje Grande (Selvagem Grande); esta, de forma aproximadamente rectangular, tiene kilómetro y medio de largo por kilómetro y medio de ancho, con costas muy escarpadas que dificultan el acceso a ella. Por su parte, el grupo del suroeste está formado por dos islas pequeñas: la Salvaje Pequeña (Pitón Grande) y la Ilhéu de Fora (Pitón Pequeña), así como varios islotes. La distancia entre ambos grupos es de 15 kilómetros. La superficie total del archipiélago es de 273 hectáreas (2,73 km²)."
"The Savage Islands or Selvagens Islands (Portuguese: Ilhas Selvagens IPA: [i svaj]) are a small Portuguese archipelago in the North Atlantic, 280 kilometres south of Madeira, and 165 kilometres north of the Canary Islands. The archipelago comprises two major islands and several islets of varying sizes, in two areas: Selvagem Grande and Selvagem Pequena. The archipelago is administered by the Portuguese municipality of Funchal, belongs to the Madeiran civil parish of Sé, and is the southernmost point of Portugal. It was designated a natural reserve in 1971, recognizing its role as a very important nesting point for several species of birds. Since then, the decreasing bird populations (namely Cory's shearwater) and nearby waters have been more closely protected by the Portuguese government. Given its status, remoteness and few fresh water sources, it is inhabited only by reserve staff, scientists conducting research on its wildlife, a Portuguese family and a small Portuguese Navy detachment. In May 2016, a scientific report on the "Selvagens Islands" expedition by National Geographic (part of the Pristine Seas series) impressed Alan Friedlander, Chief-Scientist of the expedition, not expecting to find a rich wild marine environment in the Atlantic, prompting the extension of the marine reserve."