Corvo Island

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This article is about the Island, for the municipality see Corvo, Azores

The 3.5x6 km island of Corvo and its neighbor to the south, Flores (far right), are the only two Azorean volcanoes located west of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Location of the island-municipality of Corvo within the Azores.
Elevation:	715 m (2,346 feet)
Latitude:	39.67° N (39° 40' 0" N)
Longitude:	31.07° W (31° 4' 0" W)
Location:	Azores, Portugal
Type:	Stratovolcano
Last eruption:	Unknown
First ascent:
Easiest route:

Corvo Island (Portuguese, Ilha do Corvo, pron. IPA: ['iʎɐ du 'koɾvu]; lit. Crow Island) is the smallest of and the northernmost of the Azores Islands and the northernmost in Macaronesia, being just 17.45 km² (6.75 sq mi) in area and having only 426 inhabitants (2001) living in a single municipality, of the same name, the smallest in Portugal and of the Azores.

Contents 1 Geography 2 History 3 Sources 4 Further reading 5 External links

[edit] Geography

The highest point in Corvo is Mont Grosso, at 770 m (2530 ft). The island was formed by the collapse of a volcano, forming a caldera. Known on the island as "Caldeirão," the caldera is 300 m (980 ft) deep and has a perimeter of 3.7 km (2.3 mi).

39°41′16″N, 31°4′56″W

• Altitude: Atlantic Ocean

The geography includes hills with forests to the east and rocky ledges to the west and north. The town itself is located in the southwestern part of the island.

[edit] History

The island was discovered in 1452 by Diogo de Teive.

[edit] Sources

• Siebert, L. and T. Simkin (2002-). Volcanoes of the World: an Illustrated Catalog of Holocene Volcanoes and their Eruptions. Smithsonian Institution, Global Volcanism Program Digital Information Series, GVP-3. URL: http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/

[edit] Further reading

• A short article on Corvo appeared in hidden europe magazine, as follows: Gardner, N. (2006) Corvo. In hidden europe, 9, pp.30-31 (July '06)

[edit] External links

• Street map from Mapquest or Google
• Aerial photograph from Microsoft Terraserver