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Azores
(Encyclopedia)Azores əzôrzˈ, āˈzôrz [key], Port. Açores [Port.,=hawks], islands (2021 pop. 236,657), 905 sq mi (2,344 sq km), and autonomous region of Portugal, in the Atlantic O...Flores, island, Azores
(Encyclopedia)Flores flôˈrĭz, Port. flôˈrəsh [key], island , 58 sq mi (150 sq km), Horta dist...Ponta Delgada
(Encyclopedia)Ponta Delgada pônˈtə dĕlgäˈdə [key], city (1991 pop. 21,091), capital of Ponta Delgada dist., in the Azores, Portugal. An important port on São Miguel island, it is the largest city and chief ...Açores
(Encyclopedia)Açores: see Azores, Portugal.Horta
(Encyclopedia)Horta hôrˈtə, Port. ôrˈtə [key], town, capital of Horta dist., in the Azores, Portugal, on Faial island. It has...Graciosa
(Encyclopedia)Graciosa gräsēôˈzə [key], island, 24 sq mi (62 sq km), Angra do Heroísmo dist., in the ...Angra do Heroísmo
(Encyclopedia)Angra do Heroísmo ängˈgrə do͝o əro͝oēzhˈmo͝o [key], town, capital of Angra do Heroísmo dist., Portugal, in the Azores, on Terceira island. It is a port ...Faial
(Encyclopedia)Faial fäyälˈ [key], island, 66 sq mi (171 sq km), in the N Atlantic, one of the central ...Pico
(Encyclopedia)Pico pēˈkō [key] [Port.,=peak], island (1991 pop. 15,129), 167 sq mi (433 sq km), Horta dist., in the N Atlantic, one of the central Azores. It takes its name from the volcanic mountain, Pico Alto ...Terceira
(Encyclopedia)Terceira tĕrsāˈrə [key], island (1991 pop. 59,248), 153 sq mi (396 sq km), in the N Atlantic, one of the central Azores, Portugal. The chief town is Angra do Heroísmo, which gives its name to the...Browse by Subject
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