Corvo Island
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| Missing image CorvoIsland.jpg The 3.5 x 6 km island of Corvo and its neighbor to the south, Flores (far right), are the only two Azorean volcanoes located west of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. | |
| Elevation: | 715 m (2,346 feet) |
| Latitude: | 39.67° N (39° 40' 0" N) |
| Longitude: | 31.07° W (31° 4' 0" W) |
| Location: | Azores, Portugal |
| Type: | Stratovolcano |
| Last eruption: | Unknown |
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Corvo Island (Portuguese, Ilha do Corvo, lit. Crow Island) is the smallest of and the northernmost of the Azores Islands and the northernmost in Macaronesia, being just 17.45 km2 (6.75 sq mi) in area and having only 400 inhabitants and a single municipality, Corvo, the smallest in Portugal. For living, the inhabitants dedicate themselves to fishing, agriculture or raising cattle.
The highest point in Corvo is Mont Grosso, at 770 m (2530 ft). The island was formed by the collapse of a volcano, forming a caldera. Known on the island as "Caldeirão," the caldera is 300 m (980 ft) deep and has a perimeter of 3.7 km (2.3 mi).
The geography includes hills to the east with forests, the town is in the southwestern part. the rocky ledges are to the west and to the northern part.
The island was discovered in 1452 by Diogo Teive.
The island has an airport, a fire station, a school and hotels for tourists.
Sources
Template:Global Volcanism Program
External links
(in German)
- http://www.azoren-online.com/corvo azoren-online.com
- http://www.azoren-portal.de/inseln/corvo/corvo.html Information and pictures about Corvo.
- Map and aerial photos
- Street map from Mapquest (http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?latlongtype=decimal&latitude=39.67&longitude=-31.07&zoom=6) or Google (http://maps.google.com/maps?||=39.67,-31.07)
- Aerial photograph from Microsoft Terraserver (http://terraserver.microsoft.com/map.aspx?t=1&s=14&lon=-31.07&lat=39.67&w=750&h=500)