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2. Sete Cidades (Ponta Delgada) - Wikipedia

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   Sete Cidades is a civil parish in the center of the municipality of Ponta Delgada, that is likewise located in the center of a massive volcanic crater three miles across, also referred to as Sete Cidades. The population in 2011 was 793, [1] in an area of 19.19 km 2. [2] It is one of the smallest parishes of Ponta Delgada by population, although ...

3. Lagoa das Sete Cidades - Wikipedia

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   Lagoa das Sete Cidades. 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 ...

4. Santa Maria Island - Wikipedia

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   Santa Maria (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈsɐ̃tɐ mɐˈɾi.ɐ]) is an island in the eastern group of the Azores archipelago (south of the island of São Miguel) and the southernmost island in the Azores. The island is known for its white sand beaches, distinctive chimneys, and dry warm weather.

5. Azores - Wikipedia

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   The islands' volcanism is associated with the rifting along the Azores triple junction; the spread of the crust along the existing faults and fractures has produced many of the active volcanic and seismic events, [33] while supported by buoyant upwelling in the deeper mantle, some associate with an Azores hotspot. [34] Most of the volcanic ...

6. Terceira Island - Wikipedia

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   Terceira Island. 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. It is one of the larger islands of the archipelago, with a ...

7. São Miguel Island - Wikipedia

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   São Miguel Island (pronounced [ˈsɐ̃w miˈɣɛl]; Portuguese for ' Saint Michael '), nicknamed "The Green Island" (Ilha Verde), is the largest and most populous island in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. The island covers 760 km 2 (290 sq mi) and has around 140,000 inhabitants, with 45,000 people residing in Ponta Delgada, the ...