Água de Alto
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Água de Alto is a civil parish in the municipality of Vila Franca do Campo on the island of São Miguel in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. The population in 2011 was 1,788, in an area of 18.4
The beach of Água de Alto, one of the larger beaches along the southern coastal frontier
The "small" beach of Água de Alto, along the southern border with Ribeira Chã
São Miguel Island
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São Miguel Island, nicknamed "The Green Island", is the largest and most populous island in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. The island covers 760 km2 and has around 140,000 inhabitants, with
Satellite image of São Miguel by the Corpernicus Sentinel-2 satellite, 2023.
The landing of the Spanish Tercios at Terceira during the Portuguese succession crisis of 1580
An 1845 engraving of the island of São Miguel (west is up)
Lagoa do Fogo (English: Lake of Fire), as seen from Miradouro da Serra da Barrosa, along the Água de Pau Massif