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Azores Islands

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  • Discovery of the Azores Islands — The Azores were discovered in 1427 by Goncalo Velho, a captain sailing under the command of Henry the Navigator. The colonization of the Islands started in 1439 with people from Portugal, North Africa, Flanders and Spain. There were no humans… …   Wikipedia

  • Azores — This article is about the archipelago. For the area of high pressure, see Azores High. Coordinates: 37°44′28″N 25°40′32″W / 37.74111°N 25.67556°W …   Wikipedia

  • Azores Triple Junction — The Azores Triple Junction is a geologic triple junction where the boundaries of three tectonic plates intersect: the North American Plate, the Eurasian Plate and the African Plate. This triple junction is located along the Mid Atlantic Ridge… …   Wikipedia

  • Azores — • An archipelago situated in that tract of the Atlantic Ocean which is known to mariners as the Sargasso Sea Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Azores     Azores      …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • Azores Noctule — Conservation status Endangered (IUCN 3.1 …   Wikipedia

  • AZORES — AZORES, archipelago in the N. Atlantic; Portuguese possession. new christians from Portugal presumably settled in the Azores in the 16th and 17th centuries, but there is no consistent record of them. The first known settlement of Jews in the… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • Azores — [ā′zôrz΄, ə zôrz′] group of islands in the N Atlantic, c. 800 mi (1,287 km) west of Portugal and constituting an autonomous region of that country: 900 sq mi (2,331 sq km); pop. 238,000; chief city, Ponta Delgada …   English World dictionary

  • Azores — Azorean, Azorian /euh zawr ee euhn, zohr /, adj., n. /euh zawrz , euh zohrz , ay zawrz, ay zohrz/, n. (used with a pl. v.) a group of islands in the N Atlantic, W of Portugal: politically part of Portugal. 336,100; 890 sq. mi. (2305 sq. km). * *… …   Universalium

  • Islands of the North Atlantic — IONA (Islands of the North Atlantic) is an acronym suggested in 1980 by Sir John Biggs Davison to refer to a loose linkage of the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Isle of Man and Channel Islands, similar to the present day British Irish Council.… …   Wikipedia

  • Azores — A|zores the Azores a group of islands in the north Atlantic Ocean, west of Portugal, which belong to Portugal …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Azores — noun islands in the Atlantic Ocean belonging to Portugal the Azores are strategically located on transatlantic air and shipping routes • Syn: ↑Acores • Instance Hypernyms: ↑island • Part Holonyms: ↑Portugal, ↑Portuguese Republic …   Useful english dictionary

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