Santa Maria Island
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Santa Maria is an island in the eastern group of the Azores archipelago and the southernmost island in the Azores. The island is known for its white sand beaches, distinctive chimneys, and dry warm we
The agricultural fields of the western portion of the island of Santa Maria, location of the main settlement, Vila do Porto (as seen from Pico Alto)
Prainha Fort, an early 18th century fort in Almagreira
The headquarters building for the Direcção Regional de Recursos Florestais in the Recreational Forest Reserve of Valverde
Ribeira do Maloás, 15 to 20 m (49 to 66 ft) tall basalt columns forming a waterfall
Santa Maria Airport (Azores)
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Santa Maria Airport is an international airport located 5 km west northwest of the urbanized area of Vila do Porto on the island of Santa Maria, in the Portuguese autonomous region of the Azores. A pr
Santa Maria Island
…Arnosa de Pampelido beach (near Mindelo, Vila do Conde) during one of the crucial battles of the Civil War. During World War II the United States used Santa Maria Airport (Azores) as a base. On 8 February 1989, an American chartered Boeing 707 of Independent Air Flight 1851 crashed at Pico Alto, killing all 137 passengers and 7…
Santa Maria Airport
Aerial view of the airport, shortly after construction 1946
A World War II Quonset hut used to lodge members of the military
Another Quonset hut that remains in the district of Aeroporto, literally Airport