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Terceira
Serra de Santa Bárbara
Serra de Santa Bárbara
Geography
Location Atlantic Ocean
Coordinates 38°44′N 27°19′W
Archipelago Azores Islands
Area 396. The Azores ( Açores ɐˈsoɾɨʃ or) is a Portuguese Archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, about 1500 km (950  mi) from 75 km²
Highest point Santa Bárbara
1023 m
Administration
Flag of Portugal Portugal
Autonomous Region Azores Islands
Largest city Angra do Heroísmo (35,581)
Demographics
Population 54,996
Density 140. Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. The administrative divisions of Portugal are undergoing changes The Azores ( Açores ɐˈsoɾɨʃ or) is a Portuguese Archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, about 1500 km (950  mi) from Angra, or Angra do Heroísmo ( pron 'ɐ̃gɾɐ du eɾu'iʒmu is a city of some 21300 people and municipality in Terceira Island in the Portuguese 73/km²/km²

Terceira Island (pron. IPA: [tɨɾ'sɐiɾɐ], Portuguese: Ilha Terceira) is an island in the Azores, in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean, with an area of 396. Portuguese ( or língua portuguesa) is a Romance language that originated in what is now Galicia (Spain and northern Portugal. An island (ˈaɪlənd or isle (/ˈaɪl/ is any piece of land that is completely surrounded by water in two dimensions above high tide and isolated from other significant The Azores ( Açores ɐˈsoɾɨʃ or) is a Portuguese Archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, about 1500 km (950  mi) from 75 km². The island's length is 29 km and the width is 18km; the perimeter is 90 km. Population is 54,996, down from a peak of 59,000. Population density is 140. 73/km².

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Geography and geology

Terceira Island consists of four overlapping stratovolcanoes built above a geologic rift called the Terceira Rift. A stratovolcano, also called a composite volcano is a tall conical Volcano composed of many layers of hardened Lava, Tephra, and Volcanic In Geology, a rift is a place where the Earth 's crust and Lithosphere are being pulled apart and is an example of Extensional tectonics The Terceira Rift is a geological Rift located amidst the Azores islands in the Atlantic Ocean. The volcanos rise from a depth of over 1,500 metres (5,000 ft) on the floor of the Atlantic Ocean. The oldest at over 300,000 years is the Cinquo Picos stratovolcano that forms the eastern part of the island, with a 7 km (4 mi) diameter caldera which is one of the largest in the Azores. A caldera is a cauldron-like volcanic feature formed by the collapse of land following a volcanic eruption Next in age at perhaps 100,000 years is the Guilherme Moniz stratovolcano in the south-central part of the island, which also has a caldera with the highest remaining point on the rim reaching 623 metres (2,044 ft). Just to its north is the Pico Alto stratovolcano, probably less than 60,000 years old. It once had a caldera too, but subsequent eruptions filled it with several smaller lava domes and cones which top out at 808 m (2,651 ft). In Volcanology, a lava dome or plug dome is a roughly circular Mound -shaped protrusion resulting from the slow eruption of Felsic Lava

The youngest and only historically active volcano is Santa Bárbara, which comprises the western end of the island and is its highest point at 1,023 m (3,356 ft). This stratovolcano is truncated by two calderas, the youngest of which formed about 15,000 years ago. Historical eruptions occurred in 1761 along a fissure on the east side of the volcano, and in 1867 and 1998–2000 from submarine vents off the west coast. The western part of Terceira Island is more heavily forested than the eastern part, due to the prevailing westerly winds bringing increased precipitation to that side. The Westerlies or the Prevailing Westerlies are the prevailing winds in the Middle latitudes between 30 and 60 degrees Latitude, blowing from In Meteorology, precipitation (also known as one class of hydrometeors, which are atmospheric water phenomena is any product of the condensation of atmospheric

Most of the island is ringed by coastal cliffs about 20 m (60 ft) high, except on the south coast near Angra do Heroísmo. Here, an eruption of basaltic lava in shallow water formed the tuff cone of Monte Brasil, which protects and shelters the harbor of the island's capital. Basalt (bəˈsɔːlt ˈbeisɔːlt ˈbæsɔːlt is a common Extrusive Volcanic rock. Phreatomagmatic eruptions are defined as juvenile forming eruptions as a result of interaction between water and Magma. The cone is about 1 km (0. 6 mi) in diameter and rises 205 m (673 ft) above the western side of the harbor.

Communities and economy

Terceira Island is divided into the municipalities of Angra do Heroísmo and Praia da Vitória. Angra, or Angra do Heroísmo ( pron 'ɐ̃gɾɐ du eɾu'iʒmu is a city of some 21300 people and municipality in Terceira Island in the Portuguese Praia da Vitória ( pron 'pɾajɐ dɐ vi'tɔɾiɐ "Victory Beach" in Portuguese) is a municipality in Portugal 's Autonomous Region Angra do Heroísmo, the historical capital of the Azores, is the oldest city in the Azores, dating back to 1534. Its historical centre was classified by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.

The main economic activity in Terceira Island is live-stock raising and dairy-based products. The island has two ports in Angra do Heroísmo and Praia da Vitória, and a Portuguese military base named Lajes. Praia da Vitória ( pron 'pɾajɐ dɐ vi'tɔɾiɐ "Victory Beach" in Portuguese) is a municipality in Portugal 's Autonomous Region Lajes Field or Lajes Air Base (Base Aérea das Lajes officially designated Air Base No

History

The former name of Terceira Island was Brazil, not to be confused with the country of the same name nor the phantom island of Brazil. Phantom islands are Islands that were believed to exist and appeared on maps for a period of time (sometimes centuries during recorded history but were later removed after Brazil, also known as Hy-Brazil or several other variants is a Phantom island which features in many Irish myths It was said to be cloaked in Mist That name first appeared as I. de Brazi in the Venetian map of Andrea Bianco (1436), attached to one of the larger islands of the Azores. Andrea Bianco was an Italian sailor and cartographer of the 15th century The Azores ( Açores ɐˈsoɾɨʃ or) is a Portuguese Archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, about 1500 km (950  mi) from When the islands became better known and were colonized, the island of Brazil was renamed Terceira (meaning 'third' in Portuguese, as in 'the third island'). See Colony and Colonization for examples of colonialism which do not refer to Western colonialism

An annual event held daily from 1 May to 30 September is the tourada à corda (bullfight with ropes). Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. Events 1399 - Henry IV is proclaimed King of England. 1744 - France and Spain defeat the It consists of letting a bull, tied to a rope, loose in the streets with some controlling the rope and some challenging the bull. Touradas may be held up to three times a day.

Francisco Ferreira Drummond (21 January 1796 - 11 September 1858), Portuguese historiographer, paleographer and musician, was born on Terceira Island. Francisco Ferreira Drummond ( January 21, 1796 - November 9, 1858) was a Portuguese Historiographer, Paleographer Events 1189 - Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade. Year 1796 ( MDCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 9 - The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul Year 1858 ( MDCCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common In 1810, a number of journalists and others considered to favour the French, including the industrialist Jácome Ratton, were exiled to the island for a period. Jácome Ratton ( Monestier de Briançon, Hautes-Alpes, France, July 7 1736 - Paris, July 3, 1820) was a Franco-Portuguese

On 24 August 2001, Terceira Island made the news as Air Transat Flight 236 managed to land on Lajes Air Base after running out of fuel in mid-air. Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar 's General Gaius Scribonius Curio is defeated in the Second Battle of the Bagradas River Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Air Transat Flight 236 was an Air Transat route between Toronto, Canada and Lisbon, Portugal flown by Captain Robert Lajes Field or Lajes Air Base (Base Aérea das Lajes officially designated Air Base No

On 16 March 2003, President of the United States George W. Bush, UK Prime Minister Tony Blair, Spanish Prime Minister José María Aznar and Prime Minister of Portugal José Manuel Barroso met on Terceira to discuss the Invasion of Iraq, which began four days later, on 20 March. Events 597 BC - Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the political leader of the United Kingdom Anthony Charles Lynton "Tony" Blair (born 6 May 1953 is a British Politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2 May 1997 to The Prime Minister of Spain, (officially the President of the Government, Spanish: Presidente del Gobierno) is the Spanish Head of government (born 25 February 1953 served as the Prime Minister of Spain from 1996 to 2004 In Portugal, the post of Prime Minister ( Portuguese: primeiro-ministro, Pron. José Manuel Durão Barroso (ʒuˈzɛ mɐnuˈɛɫ duˈɾɐ̃ũ bɐˈʁozu born 23 March 1956 is the 12th President of the European Commission. The 2003 invasion of Iraq, from March 20 to May 1 2003 was spearheaded by the United States, backed by British forces and smaller contingents from Australia Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden.


Angra do Heroísmo

Map of Terceira

Satellite view of Terceira

near Praia da Vitória

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