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A relief map of the Azores Triple Fault region and southern bathymetric zone. The hydrothermal vents and seamounts of the Azores (Portuguese: fontes hidrotermais e montes submarinos dos Açores) are a series of Atlantic seamounts and hydrothermal vents that are part of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge system, giving rise to the archipelago and bathymetric region of the Azores.
A map of the Azores triple junction. In this image, Rainbow is at 36° 14' N and 34° 5' W. The Rainbow hydrothermal vent field is a system of ultramafic-hosted hydrothermal vents located at 36°14'N on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge (MAR).
Obsidian has also been found in Gilat, a site in the western Negev in Israel. Eight obsidian artifacts dating to the Chalcolithic Age found at this site were traced to obsidian sources in Anatolia. Neutron activation analysis (NAA) on the obsidian found at this site helped to reveal trade routes and exchange networks previously unknown. [52]
Köppen map of Azores. Under the Köppen climate classification, the eastern group (São Miguel and Santa Maria) is usually classified as Mediterranean while the central and western group (especially Flores and Corvo) is increasingly more humid subtropical and overall rainier because of the effects of the Gulf Stream. This stream has a large ...
Location map of the islet of Monchique near the island of Flores. The islet is located more than 1.6 kilometres (1.0 mi) north-northwest of the island of Flores, in a bay between Ponta de Fenais (Point Fanaes or Fanais Port) [6] and Fajã Grande.
In addition to sites inscribed on the World Heritage list, member states can maintain a list of tentative sites that they may consider for nomination. Nominations for the World Heritage list are only accepted if the site was previously listed on the tentative list. [22] Portugal has 18 sites on its tentative list. [3]
Relief map showing the location of Gruta das Torres in the Azores Relief map showing Gruta das Torres is located in the western-central part of Pico Island. The Gruta das Torres is located on the lower western slope of Mount Pico, located in the parish of Criação Velha in Madalena in the western-mid part of the island of Pico, in the central-south of the Azores.
The Condor Seamount is a submarine mountain located at 17 kilometres (11 mi) west-southwest of Faial Island in the Azores.It is approximately 1,800 metres (5,900 ft) high, 39 kilometres (24 mi) long and 23 kilometres (14 mi) wide, stretching from a depth of 185 metres (607 ft) up to 2,003 metres (6,572 ft).