The Sea of Madeira

The Madeira Archipelago is located in an area of extremely deep and typically oceanic waters, thus creating a very crystalline and dark blue sea.

These features are mostly due to the volcanic origin of the islands, which are simply huge underwater mountains...

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Common name: Mediterranean Monk Seal.

Scientific name: Monachus monachus (Hermann, 1779)

Family: Phocidae

Common name: Parrotfish.

Scientific name: Sparisoma cretense (Linnaeus, 1758)

Family: Scaridae

Common name: Brydes Whale.

Scientific name: Balaenoptera edeni (Anderson, 1879)

Family: Balaenopteridae