Corvo Island

39.702777777778 - 31.107777777778Koordinaten: 39 ° 42 '10 " N, 31 ° 6' 28 " W

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Corvo is the most north-westerly and smallest with an area of ​​17.13 square kilometers inhabited island in the Azores. Together with the 15 km from the island of Flores, it forms the western group of the Azores. With 425 inhabitants, is the only settlement Vila do Corvo is one of the smallest cities in Europe. Corvo and Flores were discovered in 1452 by Diogo de Teive and his son as the last islands of the Azores.

Corvo consists of an extinct volcano, Monte Gordo, which forms a 2 km wide and 300 m deep caldera, on the ground there is a lake called Lagoa do Calderão. On the southern edge of the caldera is the 718 m -high Monte dos Homens ( " Mountain of the People"), the highest point on the island. Except for the slightly flatter south the shore of the island are marked by steep cliffs. The surface consists of green, typical of the island crater pastures that are grazed by cows. The meat and other products of the cattle are sold in Lisbon and form the basis of income of the residents Corvos.

The island has an airport, a fire department, an island school, and several units, where tourists can stay.

Circle Corvo

Corvo is the least populated county in Portugal. It covers the entire surface of the island and therefore is adjacent to no other county, but only to the Atlantic Ocean.

Gallery

View of Vila do Corvo

Landscape on Corvo