Corvo Island

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Corvo Island

Corvo Island (Portuguese

Portuguese language

Portuguese is a Romance language that originated in what is now Galicia and Portugal. It is derived from the Latin language spoken by the Romanization Pre-Roman peoples of the Iberian Peninsula around 2000 years ago....
, Ilha do Corvo, pron.

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; lit. Crow Island) is the smallest and the northernmost island of the Azores Archipelago and the northernmost in Macaronesia

Macaronesia

Macaronesia is a modern collective name for several groups of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean near Europe and North Africa belonging to three countries: Portugal, Spain, and Cape Verde....
, with a population of approxiamtely 468 inhabitants (2006) constituting the smallest single municipality in Azores and in Portugal

Portugal

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northernmost island of the archipelago has an area of 17.13 km²; it is located at 39º 40’ N by 31° 05’ W of a semi-circular form, 6.5 km long by 4 km wide.

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Corvo Island (Portuguese

Portuguese language

Pronunciation

Macaronesia

Portugal

Geography

The northernmost island of the archipelago has an area of 17.13 km²; it is located at 39º 40’ N by 31° 05’ W of a semi-circular form, 6.5 km long by 4 km wide. Along with the island of Flores, Corvo is located on the North American Plate along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between the European and American plates.

Its main feature is the extinct Monte Gordo volcano, whose crater (the Caldeirão) is the predominant feature. This crater, with a 3.7 km perimeter and 300 metre depth, is populated by various lakes, volcanic cones and crowned by turbary fields. The highest point on the island is the “Morro dos Homens” on the southern flank of the Caldeirão, at 718 m above sea level. Other features include: “Lomba Redonda”, “Coroa do Pico”, “Morro da Fonte”, “Espigãozinho” and “Serrão Alto.”

The geography includes hills with forests to the east and rocky ledges to the west and north. The town itself is located in the southwestern part of the island.

History

The island was discovered in 1452 by Diogo de Teive. It has since been linked with the Azores since its founding.

Corvo Island

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