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    Formigas

    Ilhéus das Formigas

    Part of Azores

    Formigas Islets (Portuguese: Ilhéus das Formigas [fuɾˈmiɣɐʃ]; lit. 'Islets of the Ants'), sometimes referred to as the Formigas Bank, are a group of uninhabited rocky outcroppings in the eastern group of the Azores archipelago, an autonomous region of Portugal.

    Outcropps of the Formigas Bank
    Outcropps of the Formigas Bank

    Ruben JC Furtado / Public domain

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    24 landforms

    Overview

    Formigas Islets (Portuguese: Ilhéus das Formigas [fuɾˈmiɣɐʃ]; lit. 'Islets of the Ants'), sometimes referred to as the Formigas Bank, are a group of uninhabited rocky outcroppings in the eastern group of the Azores archipelago, an autonomous region of Portugal. The bank is located 43 kilometres (27 mi) northeast of Santa Maria and southeast of São Miguel, covering a surface area of approximately 9,000 square metres (97,000 ft2). The submerged Dollabarat Reef is in the same area. The only structure on the islets is a lighthouse located on Formigão (Big Ant), the largest islet.

    From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands0
    • Minor islands0
    • Islets2
    • Rocks & skerries22

    Islets

    2
    • Unnamed island1 m · 0.9 ha
    • Unnamed island0.1 ha

    Rocks & skerries

    22
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    Figures

    Islands by area

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    km², log scale
    Unnamed island0.9 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
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    Sources

    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Wikidata
    • Talus
    • Wikipedia

    Photographs