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The Azores (Portuguese: Açores, pron. IPA or [) are an archipelago of Portuguese islands in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, about 1,500 km from Lisbon and about 3,900 km from the east coast of North America.
The nine Azorean Islands extend for more than 600 km, and lie in a northwest-southeast direction. The vast extension of the islands defines an immense exclusive economic zone of 1.1 million km². The westernmost point of this area is 3,380 km from the North American continent. All of the islands have volcanic origins, though Santa Maria also has some reef contribution. The mountain of Pico on Pico Island, at 2,351 m in altitude, is the highest in all of Portugal. The Azores are actually the tops of some of the tallest mountains on the planet, as measured from their base at the bottom of the ocean. The archipelago forms the Autonomous Region of Azores.
Though it is commonly said that the archipelago is named after the goshawk (Açor in Portuguese), because it was supposed to be a common bird at the time of the discovery, it actually never existed on the islands. Some historians indicate the archaic Portuguese word "azures" (the plural of blue) because of the color of the islands when seen from afar. Most, however, insist that the name is derived from birds, pointing to a local subspecies of the buzzard (Buteo buteo), as the animal the first explorers erroneously identified as goshawks.
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Daqui a 1hora e meia faco anos! :D (azores)
Tepelhashe (Filipa) Fri, 11 Dec 2009 23:27:49 -0000
Daqui a 1hora e meia faco anos! :D (azores)
RTP Azores: 11 Dec 09 - Society: Burglary at São Miguel home for youngsters in need: http://bit.ly/4P2Qmx
RTP_Azores (RTP Azores (English)) Fri, 11 Dec 2009 22:54:20 -0000
RTP Azores: 11 Dec 09 - Society: Burglary at São Miguel home for youngsters in need: http://bit.ly/4P2Qmx
1183.¿En que oceano se encuentran las islas Azores?
taberna_de_moe (Taberna de Moe) Fri, 11 Dec 2009 21:20:02 -0000
1183.¿En que oceano se encuentran las islas Azores?
daqui a 5 horas faco anos. x) (azores)
Tepelhashe (Filipa) Fri, 11 Dec 2009 20:21:52 -0000
daqui a 5 horas faco anos. x) (azores)
RTP Azores: 11 Dec 09 - Parliament: Finance Committee to look at regional financing law prior to vot.. http://bit.ly/5ROfpn
RTP_Azores (RTP Azores (English)) Fri, 11 Dec 2009 18:56:09 -0000
RTP Azores: 11 Dec 09 - Parliament: Finance Committee to look at regional financing law prior to vot.. http://bit.ly/5ROfpn
RTP Azores: 11 Dec 09 - Health: Two-year wait for São Miguel neurosurgery patients : http://bit.ly/62G1Rz
RTP_Azores (RTP Azores (English)) Fri, 11 Dec 2009 18:56:06 -0000
RTP Azores: 11 Dec 09 - Health: Two-year wait for São Miguel neurosurgery patients : http://bit.ly/62G1Rz
Azores - Mario Dacosta gives brief descriptions and photographs for each island.
Meta Description: [ This page contains plenty of photos and interesting stories and poems about the Azores. Also includes some related links. ]
Azores - The official Azores tourism site offers maps, history, geography and information on climate, travel, sporting holidays, museums and culture. Photographs and descriptions of each island.
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Azores Express - Connects the Azores and New England with year-round flights from Boston, with connecting flights to Lisbon, Porto, and Madeira. Azores guide, fares and flight times.
Meta Description: [ Azores Express (part of the SATA Group) connects the beautiful islands of the Azores and New England with year-round flights from Boston, with connecting flights to Lisbon, Porto, and Madeira. Azores Express has direct summer travel to Lisbon from Boston, as well flights from Providence, Rhode Is... ]
Azores Walking Vacations - Offers guided walking tours and activity holidays on the islands of Flores and Corvo. Accommodations and tour details.
Meta Description: [ Walk scenic footpaths of Portugal & Europe's best kept secret- Azores. Small group guided adventures Kayaking fishing scuba painting language cooking ]
Beautiful Azores - Jørn Rosenkilde gives many pictures and some information on each island, accessed via clickable map.
Blandy Açores - Travel agency offering deals in hotels, tours, whale watching and personalized holiday programs. Includes maps, history and geography of all the islands.
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Casa do Pombal - Offers accommodation in an 18th-century house 4 km from the center of Angra do Heroismo on Ilha Terceira. Photographs and details.
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RRTur - Offers hotel reservation and travel packages: dolphin and whale watching, coach tours, scuba diving, golfing, transfers, and rent-a-car.
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The Azores - Juergen Keil describes his trip to Faial, Flores, Pico, São Jorge, São Miguel and Terceira in 1999. 32 photographs. Some travel advice is included.
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The Azores Islands - José von Bernstorff gives more than 500 pictures and detailed information on every island.
Meta Description: [ Page about the Azores (acores) islands with more than 100 pictures and informations from Pico,Faial,Flores,Corvo,Terceira Graciosa,S. miguel,Santa Maria made by José von Bernstorff at Denmark ]
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