Atlas of the Azores

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Azores




Açores

Português Açores - Região Autónoma dos Açores

Os Açores, oficialmente designados por Região Autónoma dos Açores, é um arquipélago transcontinental e um território autónomo da República Portuguesa, sito no Atlântico nordeste, dotado de autonomia política e administrativa consubstanciada no Estatuto Político-Administrativo da Região Autónoma dos Açores. Os Açores integram a União Europeia com o estatuto de região ultraperiférica do território da União, conforme estabelecido no artigo 299.º-2 do Tratado da União Europeia.

English Azores - Autonomous Region of the Azores
The Azores are a Portuguese archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, about 1,500 km from Lisbon and about 3,900 km from the east coast of ► Canada. The westernmost island (Flores) actually lies on the North American plate and is only 1,925 km from St. John's in the Canadian province of Newfoundland.

Short name Azores
Official  name Autonomous Region of the Azores
Status Autonomous region of ► Portugal
Capital Ponta Delgada
Population 242,846 inhabitants
Area 2,333 km²
Major  languages Portuguese
Major  religions Roman Catholic
More information Azores, Geography of the Azores, History of the Azores and Politics of the Azores
More  images Azores - Azores (Category).

General maps

Location of Azores with Island names
Map of the Azores
Map of the Azores (Portuguese)
Portugal's Exclusive Economic Zone
Luís Teixeira map of the Azores (c. 1584)

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