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Lagoa das Sete Cidades (Portuguese: [lɐˈɣoɐ ðɐʃ ˈsɛtɨ siˈðaðɨʃ], "Lagoon of the Seven Cities") is a twin lake situated in the crater of a dormant volcano on the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. It consists of two small, ecologically different lakes connected by a narrow strait, which is crossed by a bridge.
One fact often debated is the origin of the name "Azores" used to identify the archipelago. By 1492, in the globe of Martin Behaim, the eastern and central group of islands were referred to as Insulae Azore ("Islands of the Azores"), while the islands of western group were called the Insulae Flores ("Islands of Flowers").
The islands of the Azores emerged from what is called the Azores Plateau, a 5.8 million km 2 region that is morphologically accented by a depth of 2,000 m (6,600 ft). [ 27 ] [ 28 ] Azores (blue), Madeira (green) and the Canary Islands (yellow) in the northern Atlantic
Hill and Bertaud were American aviators who disappeared aboard the Old Glory while attempting a transatlantic flight. They were accompanied by Payne, the editor of the New York Daily Mirror. One of the plane's wings was later found off the coast of Cape Race, but no trace of the crew was ever found. [143] Lloyd W. Bertaud: 31 Philip A. Payne ...
The Blue Lagoon is a popular tourist destination in Iceland, located around 30 miles southwest of Reykjavik, the country's capital. It receives more than 700,000 visitors annually, ...
9-Month World Cruise passengers Andrew and Ale Kennedy shared their 'scary' evacuation from the Blue Lagoon geothermal spa on Aug. 22
Faial's early economic growth was propelled by the cultivation and processing of woad, a blue-coloured dye produced from the plant Isatis tinctoria. It was the only source for blue dye until the end of the 16th century, [citation needed] when Portuguese trade routes started bringing indigo from the Far East. Economic and population growth was ...
Lagoa (Portuguese pronunciation: ⓘ; Portuguese for lagoon) is a municipality in the southwestern part of São Miguel Island in the Azores. The population in 2011 was 14,442, [1] in an area of 45.59 km². [2] Lagoa is located east of Ponta Delgada, the island capital.