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Cono Pico, Azores
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Azores Travel Guide
Key Facts
Area:
2,333 sq km (900 sq miles).
Population:
244,000 (2007).
Population density:
104.6 per sq km.
Capital:
São Miguel: Ponta Delgada; Faial: Horta; Terceira: Angra do Heroismo.
Electricity:
220/110 volts AC, 50Hz. Round two-pin plugs are in use.
For more than 500 years, the Azores, an archipelago of nine widely dispersed islands in the middle of the Atlantic, have remained almost completely unspoilt, mainly on account of their remoteness. Volcanic in origin, they are pitted with deep craters, some filled with shimmering lakes, others covered with lush vegetation. Geysers and health-giving sulphur springs abound.
The Azores are also characterised by large tracts of arable farmland, sprinkled with tiny settlements of whitewashed houses. The gently sloping hillsides are planted with vineyards and fruit trees. The coastlines tend to be rugged and somewhat forbidding, but there are plenty of bays, and rocky inlets for swimming and sunbathing.
Watersports are widely available such as scuba-diving and whale watching. Equally popular are yachting, horse riding, cycling and hiking.
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