Map of Portugal and Azores Islands

The Azores, officially the Autonomous Region of the Azores, is one of the two autonomous regions of Portugal. It is an archipelago composed of nine volcanic islands in the Macaronesia region of the North Atlantic Ocean, about 1,400 km west of Lisbon, about 1,500 km northwest of Morocco, and about 1,930 km southeast of Newfoundland, Canada.
  • Largest city: Ponta Delgada
  • Country: Portugal
  • Settlement: 1432
  • Autonomous status: 30 April 1976
  • Named for: Açor (English: Northern goshawk)
  • Capitals: Ponta Delgada (executive) · Angra do Heroísmo (judicial) · Horta (legislative)
  • Official languages: Portuguese

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