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The nine islands that compose the archipelago occupy a surface area of 2,346 km 2 (906 sq mi), that includes both the main islands and many islets located in their vicinities. They range in surface area from the largest, São Miguel, at 759 km 2 (293 sq mi) to the smallest, Corvo, at approximately 17 km 2 (7 sq mi).
The islands are located in the North Atlantic, 2,390 miles (3,850 km) east of Boston and 870 miles (1,400 km) west of Lisbon. ... today the Azores are an autonomous territory with a population of ...
Matrix Church of Nossa Senhora do Rosário, Topo.Built in the 16th century, it is one of the earliest churches on the island of São Jorge. It is unclear when the first explorers discovered the island of São Jorge; as part of the politics of human occupation, the Azores were populated after 1430 (probably 1439) through the initiative of Prince Henry the Navigator. 23 April, known as the feast ...
Though the Azores are generally socially conservative, of all the islands, Terceira is known for having the most open gay male community. [ 10 ] The famous twentieth century Terceiran poet, J.H. Santos Barros argued in 1978 that a tradition of homosexuality on the island dated back to the influence of Castilian troops stationed on the island in ...
The Azores Islands, Site with abundant information about Corvo Island "Corvo". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution; It's the Earth Not the Moon, a film by Gonçalo Tocha (2012) set on Corvo; North Atlantic, a short film by Bernardo Nascimento (2010) set at Corvo Airport's control tower. CORVO&NT
The Azores have been voted the “World’s Best Adventure Destination” by the 2023 World Travel Awards.
São Miguel Island (pronounced [ˈsɐ̃w miˈɣɛl]; Portuguese for 'Saint Michael'), nicknamed "The Green Island" (Ilha Verde), is the largest and most populous island in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores.
The World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions places the whole of Macaronesia in its botanical continent of Africa. [10] In 2022, Macaronesia had an estimated combined population of 3,222,054 people; 2,172,944 (67%) in the Canary Islands, 561,901 (17%) in Cape Verde, 250,769 (8%) in Madeira, and 236,440 (7%) in the Azores.