Professor Scharff of Dublin also indicates the volcanic nature of the Atlantic islands and states his belief that up to Tertiary times the Azores and Madeira were connected with Portugal; there was in his opinion a south Atlantic continent as well stretching from Morocco and the Canaries southwards towards South America.
The northern part remained until Miocene (late Tertiary) times when the Azores and Madeira became isolated from Europe and the north and south Atlantic became joined.
Madeira and the Canary Islands were closest, making navigation easier.
There are fascinating structures between the Canary Islands and Madeira, not natural formations.
If you search on Google Maps for formations between Madeira and the Canary Islands, you find square structures like streets crossing, resembling a cube from above.
Madeira and the Canary Islands were closest, making navigation easier.
There are fascinating structures between the Canary Islands and Madeira, not natural formations.
If you search on Google Maps for formations between Madeira and the Canary Islands, you find square structures like streets crossing, resembling a cube from above.