Fradinhos

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Fradinhos
View of the islands from the northwest
View of the islands from the northwest
Waters Atlantic Ocean
archipelago Azores
Geographical location 38 ° 37 ′  N , 27 ° 7 ′  W Coordinates: 38 ° 37 ′  N , 27 ° 7 ′  W
Fradinhos (Terceira (island))
Fradinhos
Number of islands 4th
Total land area 0.001 km²
Residents uninhabited

The Fradinhos (the " little monks ") are a group of basalt rocks south of the Azores island of Terceira .

They are located about 4 km south of Porto Judeu and about 3.5 km southeast of the Ilhéus das Cabras . The Fradinhos are the tips of an eroded volcanic cone that protrude up to 8 m from the water . They are located in a sector of the Farol da Ponta das Contendas lighthouse that is painted with red light , as they pose a danger to shipping.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Ilhéu dos Fradinhos on the website of Angra do Heroísmo (Portuguese).
  2. ↑ Perrin Towler, Mark Fishwick: Reeds Nautical Almanac 2018 . Bloomsbury, 2017, ISBN 978-1-4729-4800-7 , pp. 1035 (English, limited preview in Google Book search).