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[1] [2] Each archipelago is made up of a number of Atlantic oceanic islands, which were formed by seamounts on the ocean floor whose peaks have risen above the ocean's surface. [ 3 ] Each of the archipelagos is a distinct political entity: the Azores and Madeira are autonomous regions of Portugal , the Canary Islands is an autonomous community ...
The Azores, like Madeira and the Canary Islands, are among the European Union's state territories with special status, and are one of its designated "Outermost Regions". The Azores Military Zone is the Portuguese Army's command for ground forces stationed in the archipelago. [ 75 ]
The Azores are group of nine inhabited islands (an archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean) in Macaronesia, an autonomous region of Portugal, and region of North Africa. Subcategories This category has the following 17 subcategories, out of 17 total.
The island is located on the North American Plate, west of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge on a sea-mount of approximately 1.5-1.0 million years age. The islands of Corvo and Flores emerged from a submarine mount oriented along a north-northeast to south-southwest line, while Corvo is controlled by faults oriented north to south, parallel to the mid ...
The Atlantic Ocean excluding its Arctic and Antarctic regions. List of states and dependent territories with a coastline on the Atlantic Ocean — including the North, Baltic, Mediterranean, and Black Seas — (dependent territories italicized with the sovereign state bracketed).
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, with the island group forming an insular part of Portugal.
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