Ilhéu das Lagoínhas

Ilhéu das Lagoínhas
Waters	Atlantic Ocean
Archipelago	Azores
Geographical location	37 ° 1 '20 "  N , 25 ° 5' 25"  W Coordinates: 37 ° 1 '20 "  N , 25 ° 5' 25"  W.
length	180 m
width	100 m
surface	1.5 ha
Highest elevation	84  m
Residents	uninhabited

Ilhéu das Lagoínhas is an uninhabited rocky island a good 300 meters north of the Azores island of Santa Maria .

geography

The 1.5 hectare island rises steeply from the sea about 450 meters from the northern tip of Santa Maria and reaches a height of 84  m .

fauna

The island and the neighboring coastal strip of Santa Maria are designated by BirdLife International as Important Bird Area PT069 "Ilhéu das Lagoínhas e Costa Adjacente". The area has an area of ​​210 hectares. The yellow-billed shearwater , the little shearwater and the rose tern breed here .

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Individual evidence

1. ^ German Hydrographic Institute : Handbook of the North Atlantic Islands . 2nd Edition. Salzwasser, 1934, p. 104 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
2. ↑ PT069 Ilhéu das Lagoínhas e Costa Adjacente on the BirdLife International website, accessed July 2, 2017.

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