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The Berlengas archipelago is a group of very small islands off the Portuguese coast near the city of Peniche. In the larger island (Berlenga Grande) there is an ancient fort and a lighthouse.


Nowadays, the archipelago has no permanent population. The fort is now partially converted into a resthouse. As the archipelago has been declared a reservation area due to the local fauna (sea birds, mostly), it is only visited by scientists and, in the summer, by a small number of tourists.


Berlenga Grande also starred in a pre-revolutionary Portuguese movie called "O Rei das Berlengas" (Portuguese for The King of the Berlengas), a comedy about someone who one fine day decides to become king of the said archipelago.


Source: http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/fic-berl.html






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Berlengas at AllExperts (252 words)
The Berlengas archipelago is a group of very small islands off the Portuguese coast near the city of Peniche, at 10 to 15 km.
As the archipelago has been declared a reservation area due to the local fauna (sea birds, mostly), it is only visited by scientists and, in the summer, by a small number of tourists.
Berlenga Grande (or Ilha da Berlenga) is 1500 metres per 800 metres at 85 metres high.
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