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Flores Island, Portugal
Flores Island, Portugal

Flores Island

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Flores Island: Ponta Delgada
Flores Island: Ponta DelgadaPonta Delgada, Flores Island, Azores, Portugal.

Flores Island, westernmost island of the Portuguese Azores archipelago, in the North Atlantic. It forms, together with the Ilha do Corvo, the Santa Cruz group. The island has an area of 55 square miles (142 sq km), is volcanic in origin, and rises from sea level to 3,087 feet (941 meters) at Morro Grande in its center. It has numerous crater lakes that offer good fishing and is noted for its lush flora (whence its name). The economy is based on cattle raising and dairying.

The Editors of Encyclopaedia BritannicaThis article was most recently revised and updated by Barbara A. Schreiber.