Pico Island
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{{Infobox Islands
| name = Pico
| image name = Pico-HortaFaial.jpg
| image caption = Pico Island seen from the harbor of [[Horta (Azores)|Horta]], [[Faial Island|Faial]]
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| locator map = Pico-pos.png
| native name =
| native name link = Portugal
| nickname =
| location = [[Atlantic Ocean]]
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| 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
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| population = 15,000
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'''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.
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