Shaded relief map of the Azores from 1975 The Azores (Portuguese: Açores) are an archipelago of Portuguese islands in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, about 1,500 km from Lisbon and about 3,900 km from the east coast of North America. upload to replace offsite gif File links The following pages link to this file: Azores Flags of non-sovereign nations Categories: Flag images ...
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Download high resolution version (1480x1072, 142 KB)Map of the Azores (Shaded Relief) 1975 (146K) Source: [http://www. ...
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An archipelago is a landform which consists of a chain or cluster of islands. ...
Lisbon (in Portuguese, Lisboa) is the capital and largest city of Portugal. ...
World map showing location of North America A satellite composite image of North America North America is the third largest continent in area and in population after Eurasia and Africa. ...
The nine Azorean Islands extend for more than 600 km, and lie in a northwest-southeast direction. The vast extension of the islands defines an immense exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of 1.1 million km². The westernmost point of this area is 3,380 km from the North American continent. Except for Santa Maria Island, all of the islands have volcanic origins. The mountain of Pico on Pico Island at 2,351 m in altitude, is the highest in all of Portugal. The Azores are actually the tops of the tallest mountains on the planet as measured from their base at the bottom of the ocean. The islands are an autonomous region of Portugal. The island of Santa Maria (Portuguese for Saint Mary) is an island located in the southeastern part of the Azores and is the southernmost island in the Azores Islands. ...
Pico (Ilha do Pico) is an island of the Azores noted for its eponymous volcano, its peak, the highest mountain of Portugal. ...
An autonomous region or autonomous district is a subnational region with special powers of self-rule. ...
Though it is commonly said that the archipelago is named after the goshawk (Açor in Portuguese), because it was supposed to be a common bird at the time of the discovery, it actually never existed in the islands. The origin of the name is unknown. Some historians indicate the archaic portuguese word "azures" (the plural of blue) because of the colour of the islands when seen from afar. Most, however, insist that the name is derived from birds, pointing to a local subspecies of the buzzard (Buteo buteo) as the animal the first explorers erroneously identified as goshawks. Binomial name Accipiter gentilis (Linnaeus, 1758) The Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis; from OE. góshafuc goose-hawk) is a medium large bird of prey in the family Accipitridae which also includes many other diurnal raptors such as eagles, buzzards and harriers. ...
Binomial name Buteo buteo (Linnaeus, 1758) The Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo) is a bird of prey from the Old World. ...
History
Old map of Azores Islands In 1427, one of the captains sailing for Henry the Navigator discovered the Azores, possibly Gonçalo Velho, but this is not certain. The colonization of the islands started in 1439 with people mainly from the continental provinces of Algarve and Alentejo, in the following centuries settlers from other European countries arrived. In 1583 Philip II of Spain as king of Portugal sent his combined Iberian fleet to clear the French traders from the Azores, decisively hanging his prisoners-of-war from the yardarms and contributing to the "Black Legend". The Azores were the last part of Portugal to resist Philip's reign over Portugal. Download high resolution version (2104x1480, 635 KB) This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ...
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Events Lincoln College in Oxford is founded. ...
Infante Dom Henrique (March 4, 1394 – November 13, 1460) was a prince of Portugal, often regarded as the most important figure in the early days of European colonial expansion. ...
Colonization (or colonisation) is the act where life forms move into a distant area where their kind is sparse or not yet existing at all and set up new settlements in the area. ...
Events Battle of Grotnik, which ended the hussite movement in Poland Eric of Pomerania, King of Sweden, Denmark and Norway is declared deposed in Sweden. ...
The Algarve is the name of the southern coast of Portugal, incorporating, amongst others, the towns of Faro, Lagos, and Sagres. ...
Alentejo is a south-central region of Portugal. ...
Events August 5 - Sir Humphrey Gilbert establishes first English colony in North America, at what is now St Johns, Newfoundland. ...
Philip II of Spain (Spanish: Felipe II) - (May 21, 1527 – September 13, 1598), the first King of Spain understood as the whole peninsula of Hispania (r. ...
Geneva Convention definition A prisoner of war (POW) is a soldier, sailor, airman, or marine who is imprisoned by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict. ...
The Black Legend (in Spanish, leyenda negra) is the depiction of Spain and the Spaniards as bloodthirsty and cruel, greedy and fanatical, in excess of reality. ...
The 1820 civil war in Portugal, had strong repercussion in the Azores. In 1829, in Vila da Praia, the liberals won over the absolutists, making Terceira Island, the main headquarters of the new Portuguese regime, and where the Counsil of Regency (Conselho de Regência) of Mary II of Portugal was established. 1820 was a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...
1829 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...
In politics, the term liberal refers to: an adherent of the ideology of liberalism —an ideology espousing liberty. ...
The term absolutism can mean: A belief in absolute truth moral absolutism, the belief that there is some absolute standard of right and wrong political absolutism, a political system where one person holds absolute power, also called apolytarchy from Gr. ...
Terceira Island is a Portuguese island in the Azores Archipelago, in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean. ...
Maria II, Queen of Portugal (April 4, 1819 - November 15, 1853). ...
Beginning in 1868, Portugal issued its stamps overprinted with "AÇORES" for use in the islands. Between 1892 and 1906, it also issued separate stamps for the three administrative districts of the time. 1868 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...
1892 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...
1906 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...
Angra consisted of Terceira, São Jorge, and Graciosa, with the capital at Angra do Heroismo on Terceira. Angra, or Angra do Heroismo (Bay of Heroism, a name given it in 1829, to commemorate its successful defence against the Miguelist party), the former capital of the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores, and chief town of an administrative district, comprising the islands of Terceira, S o Jorge and Graciosa. ...
Horta consisted of Pico, Faial, Flores, and Corvo, with the capital at Horta on Faial. Horta is a port town on the island of Faial in the Azores. ...
Ponta Delgada consisted of São Miguel and Santa Maria, with the capital at Ponta Delgada on São Miguel. This article is about a city in the Azores. ...
From 1938 to 1978, the archipelago was divided into three districts, quite equivalent (except in area) to those in the Portuguese mainland. The division was quite arbitrary, and didn’t follow the natural island groups, rather reflecting the location of each district capital on the three main cities (neither of each on the western group). 1938 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ...
1978 was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ...
In 1976 the Azores became an Autonomous Region (Região Autónoma dos Açores) and the Azorean districts (Angra, Horta, Ponta Delgada) were suppressed. 1976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ...
Angra may mean: Angra (Azores), a district in the Azores Angra (band), a Brazilian heavy metal band Angra dos Reis, a town in Brazil Angra Nuclear Power Plant in Brazil This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...
Horta is a port town on the island of Faial in the Azores. ...
This article is about a city in the Azores. ...
Politics Since becoming a Portuguese Autonomous Region, the executive section of the local authority has been located in Ponta Delgada, the legislative in Horta and the judicial in Angra do Heroísmo. The President of the Azorean Autonomous Region is Carlos Cesar. Categories: People stubs | 1956 births ...
Municipalities
Pasture fields in The Azores The Azores are divided into 19 municipalities (concelhos); each municipality is further divided into parishes (freguesias). The Azores have a total of 156 parishes. Download high resolution version (2560x1920, 1643 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ...
Download high resolution version (2560x1920, 1643 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ...
There are also 5 cities: Ponta Delgada and Ribeira Grande on São Miguel Island; Angra do Heroísmo and Praia da Vitória on Terceira, and Horta on Faial. This article is about a city in the Azores. ...
There is also Ribeira Grande in Cape Verde, see Ribeira Grande, Cape Verde Ribeira Grande (Portuguese for large river) is a city on the southwest-central part of São Miguel Island in the Azores It has a population of 28,482 (as of 2001). ...
Angra, or Angra do Heroismo Is the capital of Terceira Island, the former capital of the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores, and chief town of an administrative district, comprising of nine islands: Terceira, São Jorge Island, Graciosa, Sao Miguel Island, Pico Island, Santa Maria Island, Flores Island, Faial Island, and...
Praia da Vitória is a town in the Portugal Autonomous Region of the Azores, (Região Autónoma dos Açores) on the eastern fringe of the island of Terceira Island. ...
Horta is a port town on the island of Faial in the Azores. ...
Santa Maria
São Miguel Vila do Porto is the main village on the island of Santa Maria, part of the archipelago of the Azores. ...
Terceira There are parishes that have the name Lagoa (Portuguese: for lagoon): In Brazil Campina da Lagoa, Paraná Lagoa, Paraíba Lagoa, a quarter of Rio de Janeiro Lagoa Alegre, Piauí Lagoa dAnta, Rio Grande do Norte Lagoa do Barro do Piauí, Piauí Lagoa da Canoa, Alagoas Lagoa do Carro, Pernambuco...
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This article is about a city in the Azores. ...
Povoação (Portuguese for of the fields) is a city on the southern part of São Miguel Island in the Azores It has a population of 6,726 (as of 2001). ...
There is also Ribeira Grande in Cape Verde, see Ribeira Grande, Cape Verde Ribeira Grande (Portuguese for large river) is a city on the southwest-central part of São Miguel Island in the Azores It has a population of 28,482 (as of 2001). ...
Ribeira Grande (Portuguese for of the fields) is a city on the southern part of São Miguel Island in the Azores It has a population of 11,150 (as of 2001). ...
Graciosa Angra, or Angra do Heroismo Is the capital of Terceira Island, the former capital of the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores, and chief town of an administrative district, comprising of nine islands: Terceira, São Jorge Island, Graciosa, Sao Miguel Island, Pico Island, Santa Maria Island, Flores Island, Faial Island, and...
Praia da Vitória is a town in the Portugal Autonomous Region of the Azores, (Região Autónoma dos Açores) on the eastern fringe of the island of Terceira Island. ...
São Jorge Santa Cruz da Graciosa is both a municipality and a parish in the Northern part of the Azores. ...
Pico There are two parishes and two districts that have the name Calheta in two of the Portugals external territories/autonomous regions: Calheta, a parish and a district of the Azores Calheta, a parish and a district of Madeira Calheta de Nesquim, a parish in the district of São Roque...
Velas is a municipality in the Northern part of the Azores. ...
Faial Download high resolution version (891x668, 64 KB)Autor: Horst Evertz (DE.wikipedia user) from German wikipedia File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
Download high resolution version (891x668, 64 KB)Autor: Horst Evertz (DE.wikipedia user) from German wikipedia File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
Lajes do Picois both a parish and a district in southern part of the Azores. ...
There are parishes that have the name Madalena: In the Azores Madalena, a parish and a municipality In Brazil Madalena, Ceará In Portugal Madalena, a parish in the district of Amarante Madalena, a parish in the district of Chaves Madalena, a parish in the district of Lisbon Madalena, a parish...
São Roque do Pico is both a parish and a district in southern part of the Azores. ...
Flores Horta is a port town on the island of Faial in the Azores. ...
Corvo Lajes das Flores is both a parish and a district in western part of the Azores. ...
Santa Cruz das Flores is both a municipality in the Western part of the Azores. ...
There are two parishes and a river that have the name Corvo (Portuguese for crow): In the Azores: Corvo Island, an island Corvo, an parish and a municipality In Portugal: rio Corvo This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same...
Geography The archipelago is spread out in the area of the parallel that passes through Lisbon (39º, 43'/39º, 55' North Latitude), giving it a moderate climate, with mild annual oscillation. The Azores lie in the Palearctic ecozone, forming a unique biome among the world's Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, with many endemic species of plants. The nine islands have a total area of 2,355 km². Their individual areas vary between 759 km² (São Miguel) and 17 km² (Corvo). Three islands (São Miguel, Pico and Terceira) are bigger in size than Malta (composed of three different islands), São Miguel Island alone being twice as big. São Miguel on a NASA satellite photo, with North to the top. ...
Pico (Ilha do Pico) is an island of the Azores noted for its eponymous volcano, its peak, the highest mountain of Portugal. ...
Terceira Island is a Portuguese island in the Azores Archipelago, in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean. ...
São Jorge (also known in English as San Jorge) is an island in the central part of the Azores. ...
Faial Island (also known in English as Fayal) is a Portuguese island of the Central group (Grupo Central) of the Azores. ...
Flores Island has a surface of 142 square kilometers and a population of around 4,300. ...
The island of Santa Maria (Portuguese for Saint Mary) is an island located in the southeastern part of the Azores and is the southernmost island in the Azores Islands. ...
Graciosa Island, also known as White Island, belongs to the Central Group of the Archipelago of the Azores. ...
Corvo Island (Portuguese, Ilha do Corvo, lit. ...
An archipelago is a landform which consists of a chain or cluster of islands. ...
The 5 main circles of latitude on Earth A circle of latitude is an imaginary east-west circle on the Earth, that connects all locations with a given latitude. ...
The Palearctic or Palaearctic is one of the eight ecozones dividing the Earth surface (see map). ...
In ecology, a biome is a major regional group of distinctive plant and animal communities well adapted to the regions physical environment. ...
Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests are a temperate and humid biome. ...
This article is about the ecological meaning of endemic. See also endemic (epidemiology). ...
São Miguel on a NASA satellite photo, with North to the top. ...
Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...
Corvo Island (Portuguese, Ilha do Corvo, lit. ...
The nine islands are divided into three groups:
The islands were formed during the Tertiary period, in the Alpine phase. The volcanic origin of most islands is revealed by their volcanic cones and craters. Pico, a volcano that stands 2,351 metres high on the island of the same name, has the highest altitude in the Azores. The last vulcano to erupt was the Capelinhos Vulcano (Vulcão dos Capelinhos) in 1957, in western part of Faial island, increasing the size of that island. Santa Maria Island is the oldest Azorean island presenting several limestone and red clay extensions. São Miguel on a NASA satellite photo, with North to the top. ...
The island of Santa Maria (Portuguese for Saint Mary) is an island located in the southeastern part of the Azores and is the southernmost island in the Azores Islands. ...
Formigas Islets are islets of the Azores, Portugal. ...
Terceira Island is a Portuguese island in the Azores Archipelago, in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean. ...
Graciosa Island, also known as White Island, belongs to the Central Group of the Archipelago of the Azores. ...
There are parishes that have the name São Jorge (Portuguese for Saint George): in the Azores São Jorge, a island in the central part of the Azores A parish that is also known as Velas In Brazil São Jorge, Brazil São Jorge, São Paulo, a neighborhood of São Paulo In...
Pico (Ilha do Pico) is an island of the Azores noted for its eponymous volcano, its peak, the highest mountain of Portugal. ...
There are a parish and an island that have the name Faial in Portugal: In the Azores Faial Island, an island in the Azores In Portugal Faial, a parish in the district of Santana This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share...
Flores Island has a surface of 142 square kilometers and a population of around 4,300. ...
Corvo Island (Portuguese, Ilha do Corvo, lit. ...
The Tertiary period is one of the major divisions of the geologic timescale, from the end of the Cretaceous period about 64 million years ago to the start of the Quaternary period about 1. ...
Pico (Ilha do Pico) is an island of the Azores noted for its eponymous volcano, its peak, the highest mountain of Portugal. ...
1957 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...
The Azores had a population of 238,767 in 31 December 2002 and a population density of 106 persons/km². December 31 is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...
Demographics
São Miguel on a NASA satellite photo, with North to the top. ...
This article is about a city in the Azores. ...
Terceira Island is a Portuguese island in the Azores Archipelago, in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean. ...
Angra, or Angra do Heroismo Is the capital of Terceira Island, the former capital of the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores, and chief town of an administrative district, comprising of nine islands: Terceira, São Jorge Island, Graciosa, Sao Miguel Island, Pico Island, Santa Maria Island, Flores Island, Faial Island, and...
Faial Island (also known in English as Fayal) is a Portuguese island of the Central group (Grupo Central) of the Azores. ...
Horta is a port town on the island of Faial in the Azores. ...
Pico (Ilha do Pico) is an island of the Azores noted for its eponymous volcano, its peak, the highest mountain of Portugal. ...
There are parishes that have the name Madalena: In the Azores Madalena, a parish and a municipality In Brazil Madalena, Ceará In Portugal Madalena, a parish in the district of Amarante Madalena, a parish in the district of Chaves Madalena, a parish in the district of Lisbon Madalena, a parish...
São Jorge (also known in English as San Jorge) is an island in the central part of the Azores. ...
Velas is a municipality in the Northern part of the Azores. ...
The island of Santa Maria (Portuguese for Saint Mary) is an island located in the southeastern part of the Azores and is the southernmost island in the Azores Islands. ...
Vila do Porto is the main village on the island of Santa Maria, part of the archipelago of the Azores. ...
Graciosa Island, also known as White Island, belongs to the Central Group of the Archipelago of the Azores. ...
Santa Cruz da Graciosa is both a municipality and a parish in the Northern part of the Azores. ...
Flores Island has a surface of 142 square kilometers and a population of around 4,300. ...
Santa Cruz das Flores is both a municipality in the Western part of the Azores. ...
Corvo Island (Portuguese, Ilha do Corvo, lit. ...
See also This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of the Azores. ...
For other uses of the word, see Madeira (disambiguation) Madeira Islands location. ...
External Links - Azores Tourism Board (http://www.drtacores.pt/index2.html)
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