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Piton des Neiges (3,069 m), an extinct volcano, is the highest peak on Réunion and in the islands. Piton de la Fournaise is an active volcano on Réunion which erupts frequently. [1] Rodrigues is located 574 km east of Mauritius. It has an area of 108 km 2, and reaches 393 meters elevation. [1]
The Piton des Neiges volcano, the highest point on the island at 3,070 m (10,070 ft) above sea level, is northwest of the Piton de la Fournaise. Collapsed calderas and canyons are south west of the mountain. While the Piton de la Fournaise is one of Earth's most active volcanoes, the Piton des Neiges is dormant.
Santa Cruz das Flores, Azores: Câmara Municipal de Santa Cruz das Flores. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-05-31. Silveira, Pedro da (November 1960), "Para a História do Povoamento das Ilhas das Flores e do Corvo", Boletim do Núcleo Cultural da Horta (in Portuguese), vol. II, Horta (Azores), Portugal {{ citation }} : CS1 maint ...
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.
Terceira (Portuguese pronunciation: [tɨɾˈsɐjɾɐ]) is a volcanic island in the Azores archipelago, about a third of the way across the North Atlantic Ocean at a similar latitude to Portugal's capital Lisbon, and the island group is an insular part of Portugal.
In 1829, in Praia da Vitória, the liberals won over the absolutists, making Terceira Island the main headquarters of the new Portuguese regime and also where the Council of Regency (Conselho de Regência) of Maria II of Portugal was established. Beginning in 1868, Portugal issued its stamps overprinted with "AÇORES" for use in the islands ...
Kerguelen Islands (Archipel des Kerguelen): A volcanic island group in the southern Indian Ocean, southeast of Africa. Saint Paul and Amsterdam Islands (Îles Saint Paul et Amsterdam): A group of islands to the north of the Kerguelen Islands. Scattered Islands (Îles Éparses): A dispersed group of islands around the coast of Madagascar.
In 1886 the first steamers enter the new Pointe des Galets harbour. 1890 saw the creation of the La Possession commune. In 1895, part of the territory at the Pointe des Galets was split off to become the commune of Le Port. In 1976, the new coastal highway to Saint-Denis was opened along with the closure of the railway Saint-Denis - Le Port.