Madeira, an autonomous region of Portugal, is a small archipelago in the Atlantic, just north of the Canaries. Ignatius Donnelly suggested it as a possible location for Atlantis. This followed soundings taken in the area at the end of the 19th century, which suggested that there existed a submerged ridge linking the islands with the European mainland. Madeira is frequently linked with the Azores and the Canariesas visible remains of Atlantis.
Some commentators such as Gilbert Pillot[742.46] have remarked on the similarity of Madeira to the island of Aeolia described in Homer’s Odyssey.
