The Savage Islands or Selvagens Islands (Portuguese: Ilhas Selvagens IPA: [ˈiÊŽÉʃ sɛɫˈvaÊ’É̃jʃ]) are a small Portuguese archipelago in the North Atlantic, 280 kilometres (175 mi) south of Madeira, and 165 kilometres (105 mi) north of the Canary Islands.