The Azores (/əˈzɔːrz/ ə-ZORZ, US also /ˈeɪzɔːrz/, AY-zorz; Portuguese: Açores, Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐˈsoɾɨʃ]), officially the Autonomous Region of...
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The Azores Plateau or Azores Platform is an oceanic plateau encompassing the Azores archipelago and the Azores Triple Junction in the North Atlantic Ocean...
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The following article describes the history of the Azores, an archipelago composed of nine volcanic islands in the Macaronesia region of the North Atlantic...
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municipality in the São Jorge Island, in the Portuguese autonomous region of Azores. The municipality encompasses the western portion of the island, with its...
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is a municipality on the northeastern part of São Miguel Island in the Azores. The population in 2011 was 4,937, in an area of 101.47 square kilometres...
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Azores Airlines, previously known as SATA Internacional, is a Portuguese airline based in the municipality of Ponta Delgada, on the island of São Miguel...
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Shonette Azore-Bruce also simply known as Shonette Azore (born 8 July 1982) is a Barbadian netball player who represents Barbados internationally and...
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The Azores bullfinch (Pyrrhula murina), also known as the São Miguel bullfinch, or locally in Portuguese as the priolo, is a threatened passerine bird...
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The Azores High also known as North Atlantic (Subtropical) High/Anticyclone or the Bermuda-Azores High, is a large subtropical semi-permanent centre of...
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The Azores chaffinch (Fringilla moreletti) is a small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae. It was a subspecies of the common chaffinch, but...
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28.75°W / 38.5; -28.75 (Azores hotspot) The Azores hotspot is a volcanic hotspot in the Northern Atlantic Ocean. The Azores is relatively young and is...
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corner of the island of São Miguel in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. The population in 2011 was 6,327, in an area of 106.41 km2. Colonization...
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Antonio L. Azores (died November 13, 1998) was a Filipino lawyer, civic leader, and former Dean and founder of San Pablo Colleges, San Pablo City, Laguna...
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[ˈɔɾtɐ] ) is a municipality and city in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores encompassing the island of Faial. The population in 2011 was 15,038 in an...
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The Flag of the Azores (Portuguese: Bandeira dos Açores) is the regional flag of the Portuguese Autonomous Region of the Azores. It is a rectangular bicolour...
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The Conquest of the Azores (also known as the Spanish conquest of the Azores), but principally involving the conquest of the island of Terceira, occurred...
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municipality along the western coast of the island of Pico, in the Portuguese Azores. It has 6,332 inhabitants as of 2021, in an area of 147.12 km2. The municipality...
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Aviation in the Azores is part of the greater history of aviation in Portugal, and involves the historical use of the archipelago of the Azores by North American...
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Azores Day (Portuguese: Dia dos Açores) is a regional holiday in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. It commemorates the establishment of Azorean...
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is a municipality in the southwestern part of São Miguel Island in the Azores. The population in 2011 was 14,442, in an area of 45.59 km². Lagoa is located...
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Azores noctule (Nyctalus azoreum) is a species of bat found in the dry forests of the Azores. It is the only species of mammal endemic to the Azores....
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Livramento (redirect from Livramento, Azores)
Verde Santana do Livramento, Rio Grande do Sul Livramento (Ponta Delgada), Azores Tino Livramento This disambiguation page lists articles associated with...
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The Azores Current is a generally eastward to southeastward-flowing ocean current in the North Atlantic Ocean. It originates near the Grand Banks of Newfoundland...
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Angra do Heroísmo (redirect from Angra (Azores))
cities of the Azores. Founded in 1478, Angra was historically the most important city in the Azores, as seat of the Bishop of the Azores, government entities...
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The Azores Summit was a meeting held on 16 March 2003 at Lajes Air Base on Terceira Island in the Azores archipelago, Portugal, between the heads of government...
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the Azores (Portuguese: Universidade dos Açores), or commonly abbreviated as UAc, is the only public university in the Autonomous Region of the Azores. It...
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Sete Cidades (Ponta Delgada) (redirect from Sete Cidades, Azores Islands)
famous letter, Toscanelli placed the mythical lands of Sete Cidades near the Azores: "The island of Antillia was discovered by the Portuguese, and now when...
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States Forces Azores (USAFORAZ) is based at Lajes Field, Portugal near Lajes on Terceira Island in the Azores. In 1953, the U.S. Forces Azores Command was...
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The Azores, an autonomous region of Portugal in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean, has experienced the effects of at least 21 Atlantic hurricanes, or storms...
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The history of the Jews in the Azores dates back to the original Portuguese settlement of the Azores in the 15th century. The community is small, but...
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