The Azores. 21/05/2012
The nine islands that make up the Azores Archipelago, are the European Unions remotest outpost, and are spread over 600km2 of ocean. The islands are situated between latitudes 36 - 39 N and Longitudes 25 - 31W. There are three groups of islands, the eastern group of São Miguel and Santa Maria, the central group of Terceira, Graciosa, São Jorge, Pico and Faial and the western group of Flores and Corvo. The nine islands are located on the Mid Atlantic ridge and are formed from the upper sections of old volcanoes. The islands were untouched until the 15th century; there were no indigenous peoples, and no one had ever settled there. They were known to exist, for in the Medici Atlas of 1351 the seven islands of the central and eastern groups are shown. Less than a century later the Portuguese...
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