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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.
The small scenic fajã of Lopo Vaz, across from its islet, on the island of Flores One of the few road access fajãs, Fajã dos Vimes is a rare location of coffee cultivation, in the municipality of Calheta, São Jorge A glimpse of the Church of Santo Cristo in the Fajã da Caldeira do Santo Cristo: access if only possible by trail to this fajã in the municipality of Calheta, São Jorge The ...
Santa Cruz das Flores (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈsɐ̃tɐ ˈkɾuʒ ðɐʃ ˈfloɾɨʃ] ⓘ; lit. ' "Holy Cross of the Flowers" ') is a municipality situated in the north half of the island of Flores, in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores.
Lajes das Flores (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈlaʒɨʒ ðɐʃ ˈfloɾɨʃ] ⓘ) is a municipality in the western part of the Azores; it includes the southern part of the island of Flores. To the north, where it is bordered by Santa Cruz das Flores. The population in 2021 was 1,408, [1] in an area of 70.05 square kilometres (27.05 sq mi). [2]
Panorama of Ponta Delgada das Flores, as seen from Pico do Meio Dia The Maria Vaz Islet, as seen from the area around Albernaz Point Lighthouse. The community is located on the northern coast of Flores Island, on a flat rock-bed that extends into the Atlantic Ocean, across from the island of Corvo (Flores' nearest neighbour).
Fajãzinha is a civil parish in the municipality of Lajes das Flores located 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from the main town of Lajes das Flores, on the western coast of Portuguese island of Flores. The population in 2021 was 71, [1] in an area of 6.16 square kilometres (2.38 sq mi). [2] It contains the localities Fajãzinha and Ladeiras.
The Mid-Atlantic Ridge is the main frontier between the North American plate and the African-Eurasian plates that crosses the Azores Plateau between the islands of Flores and Faial from north to south then to the southwest; it is an extensive form crossed by many transform faults running perpendicular to its north–south orientation, that is ...
Lomba is a civil parish in the municipality of Lajes das Flores on the island of Flores in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. The population in 2021 was 200 [1] in an area of 9.87 square kilometres (3.81 sq mi). [2]