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name = Azores Name used in the default map caption; image = Portugal Azores location map.svg The default map image, without "Image:" or "File:" top = 39.9 Latitude at top edge of map, in decimal degrees; bottom = 36.7 Latitude at bottom edge of map, in decimal degrees; left = -31.6 Longitude at left edge of map, in decimal degrees; right = -24.7
The first Azorean historians referred to this parish, owing to the settlement of Inês da Maia, a noblewoman that established a home here in the 15th century. [ 3 ] The settlement of the community dates back to the early settlement of Ribeira Grande; the construction of the main church was begun at the end of the 15th century. [ 3 ]
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The Western Group is one of the island groups of the Azores, Portugal. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It comprises the islands of Flores and Corvo , situated on the North American Continental Plate of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge .
Santa Cruz is a parish in the municipality of Praia da Vitória on the island of Terceira in the Portuguese Azores. The population in 2011 was 6,690, [ 1 ] in an area of 30.09 km 2 . [ 2 ] It contains the localities Santa Luzia, Santa Rita, Juncal, Casa da Ribeira and Santa Cruz.
Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Location of the municipality of Lajes in the archipelago of the Azores. ... Azores: Island: Pico: Established: Settlement: c. 1460
Santa Bárbara (Portuguese for Saint Barbara) is a parish in the municipality of Ribeira Grande in the Azores. The population in 2011 was 1,275, [ 1 ] in an area of 12.84 km 2 . [ 2 ] It contains the localities Chavinha, Courela, Diogo and Santa Bárbara.
Prainha - The second settlement founded on the northern coast of the island; the settlement was for centuries the center of production of the verdelho wine. It is located relatively close to a lava field resulting from a volcanic eruption in 1572, and overlooked by a small bucolic lagoon, Lagoa do Caiado .