Corvo Island 425454 223131474 2008-07-02T18:34:26Z Husond 1732934 rm superfluous "of" :''This article is about the Island, for the municipality see [[Corvo, Azores]]'' {{Infobox Islands | name = Corvo | image name = CaldeirãoCorvo.JPG | image caption = Caldera | image size = | locator map = Corvo-pos.png | native name = | native name link = Portugal | nickname = | location = [[Atlantic Ocean]] | coordinates = {{coor dm|39|40|N|31|04|W|type:mountain}} | archipelago = [[Azores Islands]] | area = 17.45 km² (6.75 sq mi) | highest mount = [[Morro dos Homens]] | elevation = 715 m | country = Portugal | country admin divisions title = [[Administrative divisions of Portugal|Autonomous Region]] | country admin divisions = [[Azores Islands]] | country capital city = | country largest city = [[Corvo, Azores|Corvo]] | country largest city population = 468 | country leader title = | country leader name = | population = 468 | population as of = 2006 | density = | ethnic groups = | additional info = }} '''Corvo Island''' ([[Portuguese language|Portuguese]], ''Ilha do Corvo'', [[Pronunciation|pron.]] {{IPA2|'iʎɐ du 'koɾvu}}; lit. ''Crow Island'') is the smallest and the northernmost of the [[Azores Islands]] and the northernmost in [[Macaronesia]], being just 17.45&nbsp;km² (6.75&nbsp;sq&nbsp;mi) in area and having only 468 inhabitants (''[[2006]]'') living in a single municipality, of the same name, the smallest in [[Portugal]] and of the [[Azores]]. == Geography == The highest point in Corvo, to the south of the volcanic crater, is Morro dos Homens, at 718m (2,356ft). The entire island was formed by the collapse of a volcano, forming a caldeira. Known on the island as ‘Caldeirão’, the crater is 300m (984ft) deep and has a diameter of 2km (1¼ miles), and is often shrouded in mist. The geography includes hills with forests to the east and rocky ledges to the west and north. The town itself is located in the southwestern part of the island. ==History== The island was discovered in [[1452]] by [[Diogo de Teive]]. It has since been linked with the Azores since its founding. <gallery> Image:Corvo.png|Map of Corvo Image:Corvo traditional windmill.JPG|Traditional windmill Image:Corvo main street Azores.JPG|[[Corvo, Azores|Corvo Town]] </gallery> ==References== * [http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/volcano.cfm?vnum=1802-002 Global Volcanism Program: Corvo] *{{cite journal | last = Gardner | first = N. | title = Corvo | journal = hidden europe magazine | volume =9 | issue = | pages = 30–31 | publisher = | date =2006 | url = http://www.hiddeneurope.co.uk }} ==External links== *[http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?latlongtype=decimal&latitude=39.67&longitude=-31.07&zoom=6 Street map from Mapquest] or [http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=39.482845,-30.981445&spn=1.886584,3.746338&t=k Google] *[http://terraserver.microsoft.com/map.aspx?t=1&s=14&lon=-31.07&lat=39.67&w=750&h=500 Aerial photograph from Microsoft Terraserver] * {{en}} [http://theazoresislands.blogspot.com/search/label/Corvo%20Island The Azores Islands, Site with abundant information about Corvo Island] {{Azores Islands}} {{Municipalities in the Azores}} {{Outlying territories of European countries}} [[Category:Mountains of Portugal]] [[Category:Volcanoes of Portugal]] [[Category:Volcanic calderas]] [[Category:Islands of the Azores]] [[es:Isla de Corvo]] [[ja:コルボ島]] [[pl:Corvo]] [[pt:Ilha do Corvo]] [[sk:Corvo (sopka)]]