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  2. Azores - Wikipedia

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    The Azores are located at the seismically active Azores triple junction plate boundary where the North American plate, Eurasian plate and Nubian plate meet. [7] The climate of the Azores is very mild for such a northerly location, being influenced by its distance from the continents and by the passing Gulf Stream. Because of the marine ...

  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. List of islands of Europe - Wikipedia

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    Major Danish islands: Samsø; Sejerø; Major Swedish islands: Orust; Hisingen; Tjörn; Other major Atlantic islands: Azores (Portugal) - politically and culturally associated with Europe; Madeira (Portugal) - politically and culturally associated with Europe; Canary Islands (Spain) - politically and culturally associated with Europe; Faroe ...

  5. Medici-Laurentian Atlas - Wikipedia

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    The Medici-Laurentian atlas is composed of eight sheets. The first sheet is an astronomical calendar, the second sheet contains an unusual world map, the third, fourth and fifth sheets compose a typical 14th-century portolan chart (covering Europe, North Africa, the Mediterranean and Black Seas), the sixth, seventh and eighth sheets are specialized charts of the Aegean Sea, Adriatic Sea and ...

  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. Maps of present-day countries and dependencies - Wikipedia

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    The world and its continents and oceans General maps of the world - Historical maps of the world - Old maps - Africa - North and South America - Antarctica - Asia - Europe (History, European Union) - Oceania - Oceans. Historical era and themes

  8. Azores Plateau - Wikipedia

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    Bathymetry image of the Azores Plateau with some of the Azores islands marked in yellow. The Azores Plateau or Azores Platform is an oceanic plateau encompassing the Azores archipelago and the Azores triple junction in the North Atlantic Ocean. [1] It was formed by the Azores hotspot 20 million years ago and is still associated with active ...

  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 .