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The Azores, like Madeira and the Canary Islands, are among the European Union's state territories with special status, and are one of its designated "Outermost Regions". The Azores Military Zone is the Portuguese Army's command for ground forces stationed in the archipelago. [ 75 ]
This is a list of the mammal species recorded in the Azores Islands, Portugal. [1] Except for marine mammals and two species of bats, the Azores were completely devoid of mammals prior to their discovery in the early 15th century. All other mammals in the islands are therefore introduced species.
Fauna of the Azores — in Macaronesia, of the Atlantic Ocean. Subcategories. This category has the following 4 subcategories, out of 4 total. B. Birds of the Azores ...
The snake rubs its body against rough surfaces to aid in the shedding of its old skin. In many cases, the castaway skin peels backward over the body from head to tail in one piece, like taking the dust jacket off a book, revealing a new, larger, brighter layer of skin which has formed underneath.
Candoia bibroni—commonly known as Bibron's bevel-nosed boa, Bibron's keel-scaled boa, the Pacific tree boa [3] or the Fiji boa [4] —is a species of boa, a group of non-venomous, constricting snakes, endemic to the southern Pacific Ocean island chains of Melanesia and Polynesia.
One Piece is an anime television series based on the manga series of the same name. As of 2025, it has more than 1,100 episodes. As of 2025, it has more than 1,100 episodes. Series overview
Map of the Azores Islands (1584) by Abraham Ortelius. The following article describes the history of the Azores, an archipelago composed of nine volcanic islands in the Macaronesia region of the North Atlantic Ocean, about 1,400 km (870 mi) west of Lisbon, about 1,500 km (930 mi) northwest of Morocco, and about 1,930 km (1,200 mi) southeast of Newfoundland, Canada.
The Azores archipelago consists of nine main islands. The islands extend for more than 600 km (370 mi) in a northwest–southeast direction. The islands form three clusters. Flores and Corvo are to west; Graciosa, Terceira, São Jorge, Pico, and Faial are in the centre; and São Miguel, Santa Maria, and the Formigas islets are to the east. São ...