Azores temperate mixed forests | |
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Ecology | |
Realm | Palearctic |
Biome | temperate broadleaf and mixed forests |
Geography | |
Area | 2,431 km2 (939 sq mi) |
Country | Portugal |
Autonomous region of Portugal | Azores |
Coordinates | 38º30' N, 28º00' W |
Conservation | |
Conservation status | critical/endangered |
Protected | 620 km2 (26%)[1] |
The Azores temperate mixed forests is a temperate broadleaf and mixed forests ecoregion of southwestern Europe. It encompasses the Azores archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean. These volcanic islands are an autonomous region of Portugal, and lie 1500 km west of the Portuguese mainland.