Las Azores, oficialmente Región Autónoma de las Azores (en portugués: Região Autónoma dos Açores), son un grupo de nueve islas portuguesas situadas en medio del océano Atlántico, a unos 1400 km al oeste de Lisboa, y forman parte de la Macaronesia.Conforman una región autónoma dotada de autonomía política y administrativa cuya norma suprema es el Estatuto …

The Azores (/ ə ˈ z ɔːr z / ə-ZORZ, US also / ˈ eɪ z ɔːr z / AY-zorz; Portuguese: Açores Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐˈsoɾɨʃ]), officially the Autonomous Region of the Azores (Região Autónoma dos Açores), is one of the two autonomous regions of Portugal (along with Madeira).It is an archipelago composed of nine volcanic islands in the Macaronesia region of the North …

MV Astoria is a ship that was constructed as the transatlantic ocean liner MS Stockholm for Swedish American Line, and rebuilt as a cruise ship in 1993. Ordered in 1944, and commenced service in 1948, at 73 years old, she is the oldest passenger liner still sailing in deep water routes. As Stockholm, she was best known for an accidental collision with Andrea Doria in July 1956, …

The municipality is located on the southern coast of São Miguel, and nestled between the three larger municipalities of Ponta Delgada (to the west), Ribeira Grande (in the north) and Vila Franca do Campo (on the eastern frontier); its municipal seat is approximately nine kilometers from the principal city on the island (Ponta Delgada).

En 2016 [5], la population des Açores était de 245 283 habitants (gentilé : Açoréen ou Açorien) et la densité de population était de 105 habitants par kilomètre carré.. Le taux de natalité était de 12,5 ‰ et le taux de mortalité de 10,2 ‰ en 2004. La population est très inégalement répartie entre les différentes îles [5] :

The Azores archipelago began to appear on portolan charts during the 14th century, well before its official discovery date. The first map to depict the Azores was the Medici Atlas (1351). Its depiction was subsequently replicated in the Pizzigani brothers map of 1367, the Catalan Atlas (1375), the Pinelli–Walckenaer Atlas (1384), the Corbitis Atlas (c. 1385–1410), the charts of …

Portugal is a coastal nation in western Europe, located at the western end of the Iberian Peninsula, bordering Spain (on its northern and eastern frontiers: a total of 1,214 kilometres (754 mi)). The Portuguese territory also includes a series of archipelagos in the Atlantic Ocean (the Azores and Madeira), which are strategic islands along the North Atlantic.

The 2013 Atlantic hurricane season was a well below average Atlantic hurricane season and the first since 1994 with no major hurricanes. It was well below average for both hurricanes and major hurricanes but it was a slightly above average year for named storms. It was also the first season in the satellite era with no storms of at least Category 2 intensity on the Saffir–Simpson …

Os Açores ou Região Autónoma dos Açores é uma região e arquipélago situada no Oceano Atlântico, tendo 236 440 habitantes em 2021 [3], sendo a sétima região mais populosa do país, com uma densidade populacional de 101,8 hab./km², sendo a quarta maior área urbana do país, e uma área total de 2 322 km², sendo a sexta região mais extensa do país.

People. Horta (surname), a list of people Places. Horta, Africa, an ancient city and former bishopric in Africa Proconsularis, now in Tunisia and a Latin Catholic titular see; Horta, Azores, Portugal, a municipality and city on the island of Faial; Horta (district), Portugal, a former district of the Azores Horta, Portugal, a civil parish in the municipality of Vila Nova de Foz Côa