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Ponta Delgada
(Encyclopedia) Ponta DelgadaPonta Delgadapônˈtə dĕlgäˈdə [key], city (1991 pop. 21,091), capital of Ponta Delgada dist., in the Azores, Portugal. An important port on São Miguel island, it is the…Azores
(Encyclopedia) Azores Azores əzôrzˈ, āˈzôrz [key], Port. Açores [Port.,=hawks], islands (2021 pop. 236,657), 905 sq mi (2,344 sq km), and autonomous region of Portugal, in…Brewer's: Azor's Mirror
Zemira is the name of the lady, and Azor that of the bear, in Marmontel's tale of Beauty and the Beast. Zemira entreats the kind monster to let her see her father, if only for a few…Açores
(Encyclopedia) Açores: see Azores, Portugal.Graciosa
(Encyclopedia) Graciosa Graciosa gräsēôˈzə [key], island, 24 sq mi (62 sq km), Angra do Heroísmo dist., in the…Horta
(Encyclopedia) Horta Horta hôrˈtə, Port. ôrˈtə [key], town, capital of Horta dist., in the Azores, Portugal, on Faial…Angra do Heroísmo
(Encyclopedia) Angra do Heroísmo Angra do Heroísmo ängˈgrə d&oobreve; ər&oobreve;ēzhˈm&oobreve; [key], town, capital of Angra do Heroísmo dist., Portugal, in…Flores, island, Azores
(Encyclopedia) Flores Flores flôˈrĭz, Port. flôˈrəsh [key], island , 58 sq mi (150 sq…Pico
(Encyclopedia) PicoPicopēˈkō [key] [Port.,=peak], island (1991 pop. 15,129), 167 sq mi (433 sq km), Horta dist., in the N Atlantic, one of the central Azores. It takes its name from the volcanic…Trending
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