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2. 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, [34] while supported by buoyant upwelling in the deeper mantle, some associate with an Azores hotspot. [35] Most of the volcanic ...

3. 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 ...

4. Azores temperate mixed forests - Wikipedia

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   The Azores archipelago consists of nine main islands. The islands extend for more than 600 km (370 mi) in a northwest–southeast direction. The islands form three clusters. Flores and Corvo are to west; Graciosa, Terceira, São Jorge, Pico, and Faial are in the centre; and São Miguel, Santa Maria, and the Formigas islets are to the east. São ...

5. These Atlantic islands rival Hawaii, but with fewer crowds ...

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   The central Azores consist of the islands of Terceira, São Jorge, Pico, Faial, and Graciosa. Terceira is home to the oldest city in the Azores, Angra do Heroísmo, a UNESCO World Heritage site.

6. List of islands by population - Wikipedia

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   This is a list of islands in the world ordered by population, which includes all islands with more than 100,000 people. For comparison, continental landmasses are also shown, in italics. The population of the world's islands is over 730 million, approximately 9% of the world's total population.

7. List of islets in the Azores - Wikipedia

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   The following is a list of the prominent islets or volcanic stacks in the archipelago of the Azores: Corvo. Ilhéu de Lagoinhas; Flores. Ilhéu Maria Vaz;