ABSTRACT
The Azores archipelago is one of Europe’s remotest regions, located in the North Atlantic about 1,800 km from the Portuguese mainland and 4,500 km from North America at longitude 24°46’/31°16’ and latitude 39°43’/36°55’. Year-round direct flights link the islands with Lisbon (2 hrs 15 mins), London (3 hrs 30 mins), Frankfurt (4 hrs 30 mins), Stockholm (5 hrs 30 mins), Boston (5 hrs 30 mins) and Toronto (6 hrs). The nine islands that comprise the archipelago have a total land area of 2,333 km2, with Corvo the smallest at 17 km2 and 445 inhabitants and São Miguel the largest at 747 km2 and 130,800 inhabitants. Table 3.1 lists the population size and land area of each of the islands. The distances between the islands vary from just 6 km to 600 km. Azores Islands – populations and land areas https://www.niso.org/standards/z39-96/ns/oasis-exchange/table">
Island
Land area (km2)
Population
Corvo
17
445
Faial
173
15,072
Flores
142
3,967
Graciosa
61
4,748
Pico
448
14,666
Santa Maria
97
5,496
São Miguel
747
130,839
São Jorge
246
9,539
Terceira
402
55,252
Total
2,333
240,024
