Desertas Islands

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Desertas Islands

Native name: Ilhas Desertas
Visiting sailboat at the bay of the Ilhas Desertas Nature Reserve. The islands are uninhabited.
Location of the Desertas Islands archipelago, in the Madeira Islands Archipelago, Macaronesia.
Desertas Islands Location in the Atlantic Ocean
Geography
Location	Atlantic Ocean
Area	14.21 km2 (5.49 sq mi)
Length	22.34 km (13.881 mi)
Width	1.34 km (0.833 mi)
Administration
Portugal
Autonomous Region	Madeira
Municipality	Santa Cruz
Freguesia	Santa Cruz

The Desertas Islands (Portuguese: Ilhas Desertas, IPA: [ˈiʎɐʒ ðɨˈzɛɾtɐʃ], "Deserted Islands") are a small archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, part of the larger Portuguese Madeira Archipelago.

The archipelago is located off the coast of Morocco. Deserta Grande Island is located about 25 kilometres (16 mi) southeast of the eastern tip of Madeira Island, Ponta de São Lourenço.