page_title: Fora Islet
hierarchical_section_title: Fora Islet
caption_attribution_description: English: The irregularly-shaped Ilhéus do Norte, Ilhéu de Fora, and Selvagem Pequena are visible in the centre of the image. The islands are ringed by bright white breaking waves along the fringing beaches.
context_page_description: Fora Islet, in Portuguese Ilhéu de Fora, is an uninhabited Portuguese island in the Atlantic Ocean, forming part of the Savage Islands, a dependant archipelago of the autonomous region of Madeira.
  It lies about 300 kilometres from Madeira and 160 kilometres north of the Canary Islands. The islet has an area of 8 hectares and a maximum altitude of 18 metres.
  The island is part of a nature reserve and is home to a variety of petrels. The climate is dry and there is very little soil.
  In 19th-century English literature, the island was called the 'Little Piton'.
context_section_description: Fora Islet, in Portuguese Ilhéu de Fora ("outer islet"), is an uninhabited Portuguese island in the Atlantic Ocean, forming part of the Savage Islands, a dependant archipelago of the autonomous region of Madeira.
  It lies about 300 kilometres from Madeira and 160 kilometres north of the Canary Islands. The islet (size: 500 x 300 m) has an area of 8 hectares and a maximum altitude of 18 metres.
  The island is part of a nature reserve and is home to a variety of petrels (Cory's shearwater, for example). The climate is dry and there is very little soil.
  In 19th-century English literature, the island was called the 'Little Piton'.
caption: Satellite image of part of the Savage Islands with Selvagem Pequena Island (right), Fora Islet (left) and the Northern Islets (top).
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