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  2. Azores - Wikipedia

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    The Azores were the last part of the Portuguese Empire to resist Philip's reign over Portugal (Macau resisted any official recognition), until the defeat of forces loyal to the Prior of Crato with the Conquest of the Azores in 1583. Portuguese control resumed with the end of the Iberian Union in 1640 and the beginning of the Portuguese ...

  3. History of the Azores - Wikipedia

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    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.

  4. File:Portugal Azores location map.svg - Wikipedia

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    More than 100 pages use this file. The following list shows the first 100 pages that use this file only. A full list is available.. ANA Aeroportos de Portugal; Achada; Agualva (Praia da Vitória)

  5. Tourism in Portugal - Wikipedia

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    Monserrate Palace in Sintra Pico, Azores, besides being the highest mountain in Portugal, it is a wine region whose landscape is protected as world heritage. Aveiro is known as the "Portuguese Venice". The Douro river in Northern Portugal. Tourism in Portugal serves millions of international and domestic tourists. Tourists visit to see cities ...

  6. Faial Island - Wikipedia

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    Faial Island (European Portuguese pronunciation:), also known as Fayal Island, is a Portuguese island of the Central Group or Grupo Central of the Azores, in the Atlantic Ocean. The Capelinhos Volcano is the westernmost point of the island and is considered the westernmost point of Europe other than the Monchique Islet .

  7. Outline of Portugal - Wikipedia

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    Portugal is a sovereign country principally located on the Iberian Peninsula in Southern Europe. [1] It is the westernmost country of continental Europe and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south and by Spain to the north and east. The Atlantic archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira (including the Savage Islands) are also part ...

  8. Terceira Island - Wikipedia

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    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.

  9. Flores Island (Azores) - Wikipedia

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    Flores Island (Portuguese: Ilha das Flores; Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈfloɾɨʃ]) is an island of the Western Group (Grupo Ocidental) of the Azores.. It has an area of 143 km 2, a population of 3428 inhabitants, and, together with Corvo Island of the western archipelago, lies within the North American Plate.

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