Santa Maria Island
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Santa Maria Island is the southernmost island of Portugal’s Azores archipelago, known for its warmer, drier climate and distinctive white-sand beaches.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
inhabited island
ⓘ
island ⓘ municipality ⓘ |
| administrativeCenter | Vila do Porto ⓘ |
| airportIATA | SMA ⓘ |
| airportICAO | LPAZ ⓘ |
| archipelago |
Azores
ⓘ
surface form:
Azores archipelago
|
| area | approximately 97 km² ⓘ |
| belongsTo |
European Union
ⓘ
surface form:
European Union (as part of Portugal)
|
| climate |
drier than other Azorean islands
ⓘ
warmer than other Azorean islands ⓘ |
| country | Portugal ⓘ |
| demonym | marienses ⓘ |
| distanceToSãoMiguel | about 80 km ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| hasAirport | Santa Maria Airport ⓘ |
| hasBeach |
Praia Formosa
ⓘ
São Lourenço Bay ⓘ |
| hasCoastlineFeature |
bays
ⓘ
cliffs ⓘ natural swimming pools ⓘ |
| hasGeologicalFeature |
barreiro da Faneca
ⓘ
fossil-rich marine sediments ⓘ |
| highestElevation | about 590 m ⓘ |
| highestPoint | Pico Alto ⓘ |
| isSouthernmostIslandOf |
Azores
ⓘ
Portugal ⓘ |
| knownFor |
distinctive dry landscapes
ⓘ
traditional villages ⓘ vineyards and agricultural fields ⓘ white-sand beaches ⓘ |
| language | Portuguese ⓘ |
| largestSettlement | Vila do Porto ⓘ |
| length | approximately 17 km ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
Azores ⓘ Macaronesia ⓘ |
| municipality | Vila do Porto ⓘ |
| nearbyIsland | São Miguel Island ⓘ |
| partOf | Eastern Group of the Azores ⓘ |
| population | approximately 5500 inhabitants ⓘ |
| region |
Azores
ⓘ
surface form:
Autonomous Region of the Azores
|
| timeZone | Azores Time ⓘ |
| width | approximately 9.5 km ⓘ |