Formigas
Sign in to saveFormigas Islets ( ; ), sometimes referred to as the Formigas Bank, are a group of uninhabited rocky outcroppings in the eastern group of the Azores archipelago, an autonomous region of Portugal. The bank is located northeast of Santa Maria and southeast of São Miguel, covering a surface area of approximately . The submerged Dollabarat Reef is in the same area. The only structure on the islets is a lighthouse located on Formigão (Big Ant), the largest islet.
Key facts
- Islands.name
- Formigas
- Islands.native_name
- Ilhéus das Formigas
- Islands.sobriquet
- Formigas Bank
- Islands.image_name
- FormigasFormigao.jpg
- Islands.image_caption
- The lighthouse on Formigão, the largest islet of the Formigas
- Islands.pushpin_map
- Portugal Azores
- Islands.pushpin_relief
- yes
- Islands.pushpin_map_caption
- Location of the islets in the Azores
- Islands.etymology
- Formigas, Portuguese plural for ants
- Islands.location
- Atlantic Ocean
- Islands.area_km2
- 0.009
- Islands.country
- Portugal
- Islands.country_admin_divisions_title
- Autonomous region
- Islands.country_admin_divisions
- Azores
- Islands.population
- Uninhabited
- Islands.website
- https://siaram.azores.gov.pt/vulcanismo/banco-formigas/_intro.html
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- History
- Formigas Lighthouse
- Geography
- Biome
- References
Formigas Islets ( ; ), sometimes referred to as the Formigas Bank, are a group of uninhabited rocky outcroppings in the eastern group of the Azores archipelago, an autonomous region of Portugal. The bank is located northeast of Santa Maria and southeast of São Miguel, covering a surface area of approximately . The submerged Dollabarat Reef is in the same area. The only structure on the islets is a lighthouse located on Formigão (Big Ant), the largest islet.
==History== left|thumb|upright=2|200px|Map of 1849 The Formigas were discovered by Portuguese explorers Diogo de Silves and Gonçalo Velho Cabral in 1431 during their journey to Madeira. The islets were neglected due to the contemporaneous discovery of the neighboring inhabitable islands of Santa Maria and São Miguel. In the 16th century, Portuguese chronicler Gaspar Frutuoso reported on the Formigas' rich marine life.