Macaronesia

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Macaronesia refers to the Azores, Madeira, Canary and Cape Verde islands. The name is from the Greek for 'blessed islands'. In the League of Lost Languages, Macaronesia is home of several Albic languages of the Macaronesian subbranch.

Macaronesia in the UKW World

In the UKW World, these islands are the territory of the Republic of Macaronesia, a country that acquired its independence from Portugal in 1928, and joined the European Union in 1986.