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	Corvo Island -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The 3.5 x 6 km island of Corvo and its neighbor to the south, Flores (far right), are the only two Azorean volcanoes located west of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
		The island was formed by the collapse of a (A mountain formed by volcanic material) volcano, forming a (A large crater caused by the violent explosion of a volcano that collapses into a depression) caldera.
		The island has an airport, a fire station, a school and hotels for tourists.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/c/co/corvo_island.htm (427 words)

	Encyclopedia: Madeira Islands (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Porto Santo Island is a Portuguese island 50 km northeast of Madeira Island in the North Atlantic Ocean.
		Funchal, the "capital" of Madeira Island, is on the south coast of the principal island, in 32Â°37.75â² N 16Â°55.3â² W.
		Madeira Island is the largest island of the group with 741 kmÂ², has a length of 30 geographical miles (57 km), an extreme breadth of 13 miles (22 km), and a coastline of 80 or 90 miles.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Madeira-Islands (3961 words)

	Azores - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The mountain of Pico on Pico Island at 2,351 m in altitude, is the highest in all of Portugal.
		The islands are an autonomous region of Portugal.
		The islands were formed during the Tertiary period, in the Alpine phase.
	www.northmiami.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Azores (1005 words)

	Azores Islands
		Its content reveals that there were seven islands and that Henry was given the right to settle them.26 The next known document is a Majorcan map of the same year which had seven islands and the date of discovery was recorded as 1432.27 There have been differing versions concerning the year-date of the discovery.
		And finally the western two islands of Corvo and Flores were sighted in 1452 which concluded the discovery of the archipelago.30 There is no evidence that humankind had ever been on the islands.31 But there are mysteries.
		The islands are essentially the tips of a large undersea mountain range, referred to as the Mid-Atlantic Ridge which stretches the entire length of the Atlantic Ocean, from north to south.
	wwwlibrary.csustan.edu /bsantos/azores.html (7104 words)

	FLORES - LoveToKnow Article on FLORES (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		island in the Atlantic Ocean, belonging to Portugal, and forming part of the Azores archipelago.
		FLORES, an island of the Dutch East Indies, a member of the chain extending east of Java.
		For administrative purposes the island is divided into West Flores (Mangerai), attached to the government of Celebes, and Middle and East Flores (Larantuka and dependencies), attached to the residency of Timor.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /F/FL/FLORES.htm (458 words)

	Secret Destinations Holidays real Spain Portugal Canaries (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The islands are fast becoming well known for whale and dolphin watching (mostly between May and September) and there is a species of shrimp unique to the islands along with a wide range of varieties of fish.
		The nine islands of the Azores are spread over 373 miles and fall into three groups: The central islands of Faial, Pico, São Jorge, Graciosa and Terceira; The eastern group of Santa Maria and São Miguel and the western group of Flores and Corvo.
		Flores in the east is one of the less-visited islands.
	www.pedrosdonkey.com /view_wmenu.php?config_name=country_azores (1816 words)

	Corvo Island - complete information on this Azores Island (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The islands of Corvo and Flores, 15 miles apart, form the Western group of the Azores Archipelago.
		Volcanic in origin, Corvo is the smallest island in the Archipelago, with an area of 17.5 Km and 400 inhabitants.
		Corvo's windmills are different from windmills on the other islands, and are more like those left by the Moors on the Portuguese continent.
	www.azores.com /azoresislands/corvo.asp (246 words)

	Cycling and general information about islands
		These islands are not yet spoilt by tourism, their varied, peaceful, quiet and often breath-taking scenery (flowers in the fields, blue and green of dreamy lagoons) largely compensates the cloudy, often rainy climate: mild in the summer, subtropical in the winter (around 15 °C).
		Mallorca, the largest island (capital Palma de Mallorca), is surrounded by sparkling sandy beaches to the north and rocky coves and harbors along the south coast.
		It's the third largest island in the Mediterranean, measures 183 km in length and 85 km in width (coast line 1000 km) and is closer to the Italian continent than the French continent (170 km) and almost nose to nose (12 km) to its Italian cousin Sardinia.
	home-1.tiscali.nl /~edwinsel/info_islands.htm (3794 words)

	chinesephantomoncorvoislandazores
		Corvo is the smallest of the nine Azorean islands, with an area of less than seven square miles, and an estimated population of 400 people concentrated into one little village.
		The renowned scientist Jos‚ Agostinho (1888-1978), after his 1945 archaeological research on Corvo Island, clearly pointed out that the alleged statue is simply a piece of rock which, from a distance, accidentally resembles a rider.
		Francisco Xavier, who was the pastor of Corvo island from September 2002 to September 2003 and is presently stationed at Five Wounds Church in San Jos‚, CA., assured me that he never heard of, much less sighted, the phantom statue.
	www.dightonrock.com /chinesephantomoncorvoislandazore.htm (510 words)

	Carthaginians on the Azores ? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The island of Corvo in the Azores is one of the most remote places on earth.
		Corvo is the tip of a volcano in the mid-Atlantic ridge and, except for a small area at the south end where a village and port are located, it rises up in sheer cliffs from the sea.
		It is possible that the coins were indeed from a place called Corvo - not from the island but from the town of that name located in the tin-bearing region of the Portuguese mainland, a town that may have attracted the Carthaginians as it was within easy reach of their other settlements.
	www.parishofrayleigh.org.uk /azcarthage.htm (2142 words)

	AZORES ISLANDS GENERAL INFORMATION
		Historically, the Portuguese came onto the scene in 1427 with the discovery of the islands of Santa Maria and São Miguel Due to its strategic geographic position, the archipelago was to become one of the axes of navigation between Europe, the Orient and America during the course of the 16th and 17th centuries.
		Subsequent centuries saw the development of the islands, the introduction of new agriculture, and the development of cattle breeding and fishing.
		On the islands of Faial, São Miguel and Terceira tourist facilities are to be found in a rural setting, affording high quality accommodation in homely surroundings.
	www.eurosun.com /azorinfo.htm (1287 words)

	Corvo Island - Azores Tourist Guide - Destinazores (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Corvo is 10 miles north of Flores and has a surface area of 17 km2.
		At “Monte Grosso”, the highest mount on the island with an altitude of 770 meters, an extraordinary view overlooking the “Caldeirão” is available.
		This vast crater, 300 meters deep with a perimeter of 3,4 km, is the remains of the now extinct volcano from which the island originated.
	www.destinazores.com /corvo.php (249 words)

	Geography and distances Azores (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The nine islands have a total surface area of 2,333 km2 and an Exclusive Economic Zone extending over 984,300 km2 Island areas range between 747 km2 (Sao Miguel island) and 17 km2 (Corvo island).
		The islands are São Miguel, Santa Maria, Terceira, Graciosa, São Jorge, Pico, Faial, Flores and Corvo.
		The islands are mountainous in the interior and forested, leading down to long beaches and fishing harbours.
	www.besdosacores.com /azoresislands/theislands.asp (1166 words)

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		The seabed around the island drops steeply to around 50-100m and then more gradually down to 500m approximately one nautical mile from the shore.
		The bedrock reefs on the southeast coast are the richest areas for marine life around the island.
		The island is served by regular flights and has a small but operational harbour for small to medium-sized ships.
	www.pml.ac.uk /biomare/sites/corvo.htm (264 words)

	Pierre Sousa Lima motopage - Corvo island
		Corvo is the smallest islands on the Azores.
		In spite of the small size of the island there are about 45-50 cars.
		If you go to Corvo by boat, be sure to return with the same boat.
	pierre.inazores.com /corvo_e.htm (276 words)

	Accommodation in the islands of the Azores - Portugal
		The centre of the island is a nature reserve to preserve the original flora and fauna of the islands.
		In the centre of the island is a volcanic crater, about 1 mile in diameter, which has the luxuriant vegetation that used to cover the islands.
		The main attraction of the island is a green crater lake dotted with nine islets.
	www.inn-azores.com (441 words)

	ARCHERS DIRECT HOLIDAYS & TRAVEL - Coach Tours, Coach Holidays, Escorted Touring, Cruises, Breaks & Resorts
		TERCEIRA: A gently rural island, Terceira is known as the ‘Lilac Isle’ because of the distinctive colouring of its sunsets.
		It is often regarded as the prettiest of the islands, with its rugged terrain, flowers growing in the deep canyons, and waterfalls casting hues of blue and green as they splash down into the sea.
		The lush islands are home to over 50 native plants as well as imported ones, such as the Japanese criptomera or the acacia tree.
	www.archersdirect.co.uk /countryinfo.php?countryid=azo (1670 words)

	Portugal > Travel > Azores > Ilhas de Azores
		The first of the Azores group of islands were said to be discovered in 1427 but his fact is somewhat disputed by other records.
		There is a belief that the Island of Corvo was already known to exist to the Carthaginians in 3.000 before Christ.
		Regardless of their remoteness the Islands are a segment of the EU being an integral part of Portugal.
	portugal-info.net /azores (927 words)

	AZORES FACTS AND INFORMATION (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The vast extension of the islands defines an immense exclusive economic zone of 1.1 million kmÂ².
		The colonization of the then-unoccupied islands started in 1439 with people mainly from the continental provinces of Algarve and Alentejo; in the following centuries settlers from other European countries arrived, most notably from Northern France and the Flanders.
		The last volcano to erupt was the Capelinhos Volcano (''VulcÃ£o dos Capelinhos'') in 1957, in western part of Faial island, increasing the size of that island.
	www.gottaorderflowers.com /Azores (866 words)

	Corvo Island (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Corvo is the smallest island of the archipelago (17km
		The site is roughly defined by the rectangle stretching from Lat.: 39º 39’ N to 39º 45’ N and from Long.: 31º 04’ W – 31º 10’ W (excluding the terrestrial area of Corvo island).
		Department of Oceanography and Fisheries of the University of the Azores is strongly committed in the development of marine research in Corvo Island.
	www.horta.uac.pt /SCUBAZORES/Corvo/ci_temp1.htm (322 words)

	Pierre Sousa Lima motopage - The Azores
		Located right in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean between Europe and North America, the Azores is on a parallel with Lisbon at a latitude of 39 43'/36 55' N. The nine islands have a total surface area of 2,333 km2 and an Exclusive Economic Zone extending over 984,300 km2.
		The Portuguese arrived in 1427 with the discovery of the islands of Santa Maria and São Miguel.
		Due to its strategic geographic position, the archipelago was to become one of the axis of navigation between Europe, the Orient and America during the course of the 16th and 17th centuries.
	pierre.inazores.com /acores_e.htm (350 words)

	Portugal > Travel > Azores > Ilha do Corvo > Ilha do Corvo
		Located at the most northern point of the group of islands the small Ilha do Corvo is to the north of its nearest island Ilha das Flores.
		Like its neighbour, this island only began to be inhabited by Portuguese in the 16th Century.
		Access to this island is difficult and can only be made by flight but it does have a summer daily boat connection with the nearby Ilha do Flores, weather permitting.
	www.portugal-info.net /azores/corvo.htm (246 words)

	Flores - Azores Tourist Guide - Destinazores (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The typography of the island is extremely rugged, marked by high elevations with its’ cliffs descending gently at some points and sharply at others and terminating in valleys and gracious lakes amidst extensive areas of natural vegetation.
		Lajes was the first to be populated on the island of Flores making it the island town, but no real document exists to substantiate this.
		The “Rocha dos Bordões”, ex-libris of the entire island, is a natural monument of unusual beauty, touched by forces of nature throughout the centuries forming vertical indented lines of basalt which bestow upon it a majestic appearance.
	www.destinazores.com /flores.php (583 words)

	VirtualTourist.com - Avieira67's Homepage
		A way to describe these islands is by dividing them into three groups: oriental (Santa Maria and São Miguel), occidental (Flores and Corvo) and central group (the remaining islands).
		All islands are connected by plane, and some of them, especially Faial, Pico and São Jorge are served by a regular maritime line all year round, while most of the islands have ferry connections during summer.
		Flores Island and Corvo Island are found in the occidental group.
	members.virtualtourist.com /m/7b67e (597 words)

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		São Miguel is the largest of the Azorean islands and its capital Ponta Delgada both the busiest harbour and largest town.
		The island is 65 km long and never more than 16 km wide with two high volcanic areas separated by a lower central area, which is the agricultural heartland of the island with both livestock grazing and crops grown in tidy fields.
		The outline of the garden-like islands on the horizons of the sea.
	www.accessv.com /~carlos (923 words)

	Corvo - Portuguese Genealogist Master List
		He became a government administrator for the islands of Corvo and Flores in the latter part of the 19th century.
		Comments: I was told my family came from the Island of Corvo and Flores, Azores.
		My grandparents were both born on the Corvo; my grandmother Maria Trinidad Lourenço Jorge was one of 13 children of Maria Fraga and Antonio Lourenço Jorge.
	www.dholmes.com /master-list/azores/corvo.html (1133 words)

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		The vast extension of the islands defines an immense exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of 1,1 million square kilometers.
		Sometimes visitors confuse the islands to be a Portuguese dependency or a country, which can sometimes be seen as offensive by the locals.
		Three islands (São Miguel, Pico and Terceira) are bigger in size when compared to Malta (compose by three different islands).
	en-cyclopedia.com /wiki/Azores (579 words)

	Azores - Holiday Azores Islands
		IThe Island of Gracioca has a surface area of 61 km2 and is the least humid island of the archipelago.
		It was given the nickname of the white island due to the delicate landscape and the names given to certain places including 'Pedras Brancas' or White Stones, 'Serra Branca' or White Mountainside, and 'Barro Branco' or White Clay.
		Santa Maria Island is the easternmost island of the Azores Archipelago.
	www.reiswijs.co.uk /destinations/europe/portugal/azores/azores.html (1050 words)

	List of islands of Portugal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		This is a list of islands of Portugal.
		This list only includes islands and not islets.
		This page was last modified 04:13, 10 Apr 2005.
	www.bonneylake.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/List_of_Portuguese_islands (92 words)

	Information Azores - we offer any kind of Information on Azores
		Lying some 900 miles from the coast of Portugal in the middle of the Atlantic ocean the Islands cover an area of 600 kilometers in length and a land area of 2.333 square kilometres.
		Initially the colonization of the Islands proceeded in a organized and progressive manner due to the the Act know as "Seismarias".
		In this past century the Islands have played a strategic role as a military air base between the USA and the rest of the world in the Second World War and other later conflicts.
	www.reesin.com /Azores.html (933 words)

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