Pico Island 293962 220951892 2008-06-22T10:58:43Z Zorrobot 7218328 robot Adding: [[nn:Pico i Azorane]] {{Infobox Islands | name = Pico | image name = Pico-HortaFaial.jpg | image caption = Pico Island seen from the harbor of [[Horta (Azores)|Horta]], [[Faial Island|Faial]] | image size = | locator map = Pico-pos.png | native name = | native name link = Portugal | nickname = | location = [[Atlantic Ocean]] | coordinates = | archipelago = [[Azores Islands]] | area = 447 km² | highest mount = [[Mount Pico]] | elevation = 2,351 m | country = Portugal | country admin divisions title = [[Administrative divisions of Portugal|Autonomous Region]] | country admin divisions = [[Azores Islands]] | country capital city = | country largest city = [[Madalena (Azores)|Madalena]] | country largest city population = 6,184 | country leader title = | country leader name = | population = 15,000 | population as of = | density = | ethnic groups = | additional info = }} '''Pico Island''' ([[Portuguese language|Portuguese]]: ''Ilha do Pico'', [[Pronunciation|pron.]] {{IPA2|'iʎɐ du 'piku}}) is an island of the [[Azores]] noted for its eponymous [[volcano]], [[Mount Pico|Ponta de Pico]] (Pico Alto), which is the highest mountain of [[Portugal]] and also the highest elevation of the [[Mid-Atlantic Ridge]]. The island is 17.5 km south of [[São Jorge (island)|São Jorge]] (''Ilha de São Jorge'') and just 7 km west of [[Faial Island|Faial]] (''Ilha do Faial''). It is 42 km long and has a maximum width of 15 km and an area of 447 km², making it the second largest of the Azores islands. The main settlements are the capital [[Madalena (Azores)|Madalena]], [[São Roque do Pico]] and [[Lajes do Pico]], the total population is around 15,000. The volcano is in the south-west of the island, at 38.47 N, 28.40 W. It is a [[basalt]]ic [[stratovolcano]] 2,351 m high with steep sides. The last eruption on the island was in 1963, with a small submarine eruption off the northwest coast. Prior major eruptions were in 1562-64, 1718 and 1720. The paths of the lava flows are still visible, those of the 16th century and 1718 were particularly substantial, extending for over 10 km. The island supported a substantial [[whaling]] industry until 1980. The position of the island on the [[Mid-Atlantic Ridge]] means that deep water is very close. Active industries include tourism, ship-building and wine production. [[Landscape of the Pico Island Vineyard Culture]] has been a UNESCO [[World Heritage Site]] since [[2004]]. It has a notable wine, the Pico Wine (Vinho do Pico). <gallery> Image:PicoIsland-Azores.jpg|Aerial view of Pico Image:Pico100.jpg|[[Madalena]] and [[Mount Pico]] Image:Pico.jpg|Pico as seen from [[Faial]] Image:Landscape_of_the_Pico_Island_Vineyard_Culture.jpg|[[Landscape of the Pico Island Vineyard Culture]], [[Criacao Velha]], Pico </gallery> ==References== * {{cite book | last = Scarth | first = Alwyn | coauthors= Tanguy, Jean-Claude | title = Volcanoes of Europe | publisher = [[Oxford University Press]] | date = 2001 | pages= 243 pp | isbn = 0-19-521754-3 }} * [http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/volcano.cfm?vnum=1802-02= Global Volcanism Program: Pico] == External links == *[http://www.ribeiras.com Ribeiras.com is a site dedicated to Ribeiras, one of the south end towns of Pico] *[http://www.flickr.com/groups/pico Pico - A Ilha Montanha Atlantica - Flickr Group] * {{en}} [http://theazoresislands.blogspot.com/search/label/Pico%20Island The Azores Islands, Site with abundant information about Azores Pico Island] *[http://call-of-the-mountains.freehostia.com/hike-info-09.html Pico hike and trip report.] September 2007. {{commons|Category:Pico}} {{Azores Islands}} {{World Heritage Sites in Portugal}} {{Outlying territories of European countries}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Pico}} [[Category:Stratovolcanoes]] [[Category:Mountains of Portugal]] [[Category:Volcanoes of Portugal]] [[Category:World Heritage Sites in Portugal]] [[Category:Pico Island| ]] [[ca:Illa de Pico]] [[cs:Pico]] [[de:Pico (Insel)]] [[et:Pico]] [[es:Isla del Pico]] [[eo:Pico (insulo)]] [[eu:Pico]] [[fr:Pico (île)]] [[nl:Pico (Azoren)]] [[ja:ピコ島]] [[nn:Pico i Azorane]] [[pl:Pico (wyspa na Azorach)]] [[pt:Ilha do Pico]] [[ro:Pico (Azore)]] [[ru:Пику (Азорские острова)]] [[sk:Pico (sopka)]] [[fi:Pico (Azorit)]] [[sv:Pico]]