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    São Miguel Island

    Ilha de São Miguel, Isla de San Miguel, São Miguel

    37°49′N 25°28′W

    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.

    Lagoa das Sete Cidades, Miradouro da Vista do Rei, Sete Cidades, Ponta Delgada, ilha de São Miguel, Açores
    Lagoa das Sete Cidades, Miradouro da Vista do Rei, Sete Cidades, Ponta Delgada, ilha de São Miguel, Açores

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

    Terrain

    37°49′N 25°28′W

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    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.

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    Nearest islands

    Also in Azores

    Also in Portuguese Islands

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

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