Graciosa Island
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Graciosa (île)
Pour les articles homonymes, voir
Graciosa.
L'île de Graciosa (en portugais : Ilha da Graciosa) fait partie de l'archipel des Açores situé dans l’océan Atlantique Nord à 1400 km de Lisbonne. L'archipel est un territoire du Portugal à statut de région autonome depuis 1976.
C'est la plus septentrionale des îles du groupe central ; ses deux plus proches voisines sont l'île de São Jorge à environ 37 km au sud et l'île de Terceira à environ 57 km au sud-est.
Graciosa a été découverte après Terceira.
Géographie
L'île située a 39.02° N de latitude et 27.59° O de longitude. C'est une petite île de 8 km de long sur 4 km de large et d'une surface de 60,7 km². Son point culminant se situe à 402 m.
Elle abrite une formation volcanique rare : la Furna do Enxofre (« Caverne de soufre »), une grotte volcanique dans la caldeira.
Économie
Graciosa possède un aéroport (code AITA : GRW).
Portail du monde maritime
Portail du Portugal
Catégories : Volcan d'activité inconnue | Île des Açores
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