Graciosa Island
Graciosa Island () (literally "graceful" or "enchanting" in Portuguese), also referred to as the White Island, is a volcanic island in the Atlantic Ocean. It is the northernmost of the Central Group of islands in the Azores archipelago. The ovular Portuguese island has an area of , a length of and a width of . Its landscape is dominated by a central caldera (the Caldeira) located in the southeast.
Key facts
- Islands.name
- Graciosa
- Islands.native_name
- Ilha Graciosa
- Islands.sobriquet
- Ilha Branca
- Islands.image_name
- Caldeira da Graciosa, vulcão visto da localidade da Fajã (Santa Cruz da Graciosa), ilha Graciosa, Açores, Portugal.JPG
- Islands.image_caption
- South-east side of the island of Graciosa, with the Caldeira Massif in the background.
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- Graciosa-pos.png
- Islands.map_caption
- Location of the island of Graciosa in the archipelago of the Azores
- Islands.location
- Atlantic Ocean
- Islands.area_km2
- 60.65
- Islands.elevation_m
- 375
- Islands.highest_mount
- Pico do Facho
- Islands.country
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Graciosa Island () (literally "graceful" or "enchanting" in Portuguese), also referred to as the White Island, is a volcanic island in the Atlantic Ocean. It is the northernmost of the Central Group of islands in the Azores archipelago. The ovular Portuguese island has an area of , a length of and a width of . Its landscape is dominated by a central caldera (the Caldeira) located in the southeast.
==History== thumb|235px|left|The historical parochial church of Santa Cruz in the village of Santa Cruz da Graciosa In addition to the other islands of the Central Group, Graciosa was explored by Portuguese navigators during the first quarter of the 15th century, although there exist no accounts of the first sighting of the island. May 2, 1450 has frequently been referred to as the date of the island's "discovery", although there exists no documentation to support this date. Paradoxically, it is clear that in 1440, by order of Prince Henry the Navigator, cattle and swine were settled on the island in order to facilitate colonization.
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