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    Portuguese Islands

    Vista parcial da cidade da Horta apartir do Monte da Guia, Concelho da Horta, ilha do Faial, Açores, Portugal
    Vista parcial da cidade da Horta apartir do Monte da Guia, Concelho da Horta, ilha do Faial, Açores, Portugal

    José Luís Ávila Silveira/Pedro Noronha e Costa / Public domain

    Chart

    729 landforms

    Major islands

    6
    • São Miguel Island

      São Miguel Island

      Area
      745 km²
      High point
      1,103 m

      São Miguel Island, nicknamed "The Green Island" (Ilha Verde), is the largest and most populous island in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. The island covers 760 km2 (290 sq mi) and has around 140,000 inhabitants, with 45,000 people residing in Ponta Delgada, the archipelago's largest city.

    • Pico Island

      Pico Island

      Area
      445 km²
      High point
      2,351 m

      Pico Island (Ilha do Pico, Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈiʎɐ ðu ˈpiku]) is an island in the Central Group of the Portuguese Azores. The landscape features an eponymous volcano, Ponta do Pico, which is the highest mountain in Portugal, the Azores, and the highest elevation of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.

    • Terceira Island

      Terceira Island

      Area
      401 km²
      High point
      1,019 m

      Terceira (Portuguese pronunciation: [tɨɾˈsɐjɾɐ]) is a volcanic island in the Azores archipelago of Portugal, 1,181 km (734 mi) due west of Lisbon. It is one of the larger islands of the archipelago, with a population of 53,311 inhabitants in an area of approximately 396.75 km2 (153.19 sq mi).

    • São Jorge Island

      São Jorge Island

      Area
      244 km²
      High point
      1,054 m

      São Jorge (Portuguese pronunciation: [sɐ̃w ˈʒɔɾʒɨ]; Portuguese for 'Saint George') is an island in the central group of the Azores archipelago and part of the autonomous region of Portugal.

    • Faial Island

      Faial Island

      Area
      173 km²
      High point
      1,043 m

      Faial Island, also known as Fayal Island, is a Portuguese island contained within the Central Group or Grupo Central of the Azores, in the Atlantic Ocean.

    • Flores Island

      Flores Island

      Area
      141 km²
      High point
      914 m

      Flores Island (Portuguese: Ilha das Flores; Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈfloɾɨʃ]) is an island of the Western Group (Grupo Ocidental) of the Azores.

    Minor islands

    12

    Rocks & skerries

    606

    On the chart above, at its closest zooms.

    Listing 18 of 729; the rest are on the chart.

    Figures

    Comparative heights

    Sea level1,000 m2,000 m3,000 m2,351 mPico1,103 mSão Miguel1,054 mSão Jorge1,043 mFaial1,019 mTerceira914 mFlores719 mCorvo588 mSanta Maria488 mDeserta Grande411 mBugio405 mGraciosa143 mIlhéus das Cabras112 mIlhéu de Ferro99 mCevada
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.11101001,000São Miguel: 745 km²São MiguelPico: 445 km²PicoTerceira: 401 km²TerceiraSão Jorge: 244 km²São JorgeFaial: 173 km²FaialFlores: 141 km²FloresSanta Maria: 96.9 km²Santa MariaGraciosa: 60.7 km²GraciosaCorvo: 17.1 km²CorvoDeserta Grande: 10.2 km²Deserta GrandeBugio: 3.1 km²BugioCevada: 0.46 km²CevadaIlhéu Chão: 0.43 km²Ilhéu ChãoIlhéu de Ferro: 0.26 km²Ilhéu de FerroIlhéus das Cabras: 0.17 km²Ilhéus das CabrasIlhéu do Topo: 0.12 km²Ilhéu do TopoIlhéu do Farol: 0.12 km²Ilhéu do FarolIlhéu da Praia: 0.1 km²Ilhéu da Praia
    km², log scale
    São Miguel Island745 km²
    Pico Island445 km²
    Terceira Island401 km²
    São Jorge Island244 km²
    Faial Island173 km²
    Flores Island141 km²
    Santa Maria Island96.9 km²
    Graciosa60.7 km²
    Corvo Island17.1 km²
    Deserta Grande Island10.2 km²
    Bugio Island3.1 km²
    Cevada0.46 km²
    Ilhéu Chão0.43 km²
    Ilhéu de Ferro0.26 km²
    Ilhéus das Cabras0.17 km²
    Ilhéu do Topo0.12 km²
    Ilhéu do Farol0.12 km²
    Ilhéu da Praia0.1 km²

    Groups within

    2

    Sources

    Facts

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

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