Corvo Island

E93607

Corvo Island is the smallest and northernmost island of Portugal’s Azores archipelago, known for its volcanic crater landscape and remote, tranquil character.


Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf island
municipality
administrativeDivision Municipality of Corvo
archipelago Azores NERFINISHED
area about 17 square kilometres
biosphereReserveDesignationYear 2007
capital Vila do Corvo
climate oceanic climate
contains Vila do Corvo parish
country Portugal
elevation about 718 metres
hasAirport Corvo Airport NERFINISHED
hasBodyOfWater Lagoa do Caldeirão
hasCoastlineOn Atlantic Ocean
hasLandform caldera
sea cliffs
volcanic crater
hasPopulation around 400 inhabitants
highestPoint Estreitinho
Morro dos Homens
islandGroup Western Group
isNorthernmostIslandOf Azores NERFINISHED
Portugal
isPartOf Western Group of the Azores NERFINISHED
isSmallestIslandOf Azores NERFINISHED
Portugal NERFINISHED
knownFor birdwatching
remote character
tranquil atmosphere
volcanic crater landscape
language Portuguese
largestSettlement Vila do Corvo NERFINISHED
locatedIn Azores NERFINISHED
North Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED
neighboringIsland Flores Island NERFINISHED
numberOfParishes 1
populationDensity low population density
primaryEconomicActivity agriculture
fishing
livestock farming
tourism
protectedStatus Biosphere Reserve
surface form: UNESCO Biosphere Reserve
regionalGovernment Regional Government of the Azores
surface form: Autonomous Region of the Azores
summerUtcOffset UTC±00:00
timezone Azores Time
transportConnection ferry to Flores Island
utcOffset UTC−01:00
volcanicOrigin true

Referenced by (1)

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Azores contains Corvo Island