Madeira

Portuguese island wine

Madeira is a Portuguese archipelago in the North Atlantic, west of Morocco.

The main island is a popular tourist destination known for its subtropical climate, rugged landscapes, and terraced vineyards.

The islands are an autonomous region of Portugal: We spent a week hiking in Madeira. (Lowercase madeira is the wine.)

island

Atlantic

Ocean bordering Europe

archipelagoChain of scattered islands
PortugalIberian Peninsula republic
subtropicalClimate near the tropics

Monte · insular · maritime · autonomy · cliff · terraces · wicker · embroidery · toboggan · tourism

Portuguese

Lisbon

Portugal's largest city

PortugalIberian Peninsula republic
IberianOf Spain and Portugal
euroShared continental currency

colonial · exploration · discovery

volcanic

basalt

Fine-grained volcanic stone

lavaErupted liquid stone
craterImpact or volcanic basin
geologyStudy of Earth's composition

igneous · caldera · terraced · mountainous · rugged · erosion · pumice

Categories

European IslandsSicily, Malta, Crete, Cyprus, Corsica
Portuguese Drinksport wine, imperial, fino
Portuguese IslandsAzores, Santa Maria
islandsisland, isle, isles, islet, islets
destinationsParis, Hawaii, Rome, Maldives, Santorini
European natureAlps, Pyrenees, Carpathians, Balkans, Mediterranean

Opposites

geographic relationship to portugal

MadeiraLisbon

Portugal's largest city

Iberian Peninsula · Porto · Algarve

fortified wine type

Madeiradry sherry

Unsweetened fortified Spanish wine

table wine · port · Marsala · vermouth · Riesling

atlantic island geography

MadeiraIceland

Nordic island republic

Greenland · Svalbard · Faroe Islands · Canary Islands · Azores

Phrases

Madeira cakeDense British butter cake

Family

Familiarity: Top 500,000
Profile: Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G