Ilheu do Monchique
Ilheu do Monchique | ||
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Ilhéu de Monchique, seen from the southwest. In the background the islands of Corvo (left) and Flores | ||
Waters | Atlantic Ocean | |
Archipelago | Azores | |
Geographical location | 39 ° 29 '43 " N , 31 ° 16' 30" W | |
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length | 72 m | |
width | 52 m | |
surface | 0.25 ha | |
Highest elevation | 43 m | |
Residents | uninhabited | |
Monchique, west of Flores |
The Monchique Islet is a large, 43-meter-high basaltic volcanic rocks in the Atlantic Ocean , the Portuguese Azores -Insel Flores west upstream and 1.7 km from this.
Ilhéu do Monchique is the westernmost island in the Azores. It is located a good four kilometers north of the town of Fajã Grande on Flores and even if the place on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge is already on the North American Plate , the island is often regarded as the westernmost point in Europe . At the time of Christian seafaring , Monchique was used to calibrate the instruments for determining the position of the stars.
The island and the surrounding waters are characterized by a high level of biodiversity . In the surf zone there are mollusks such as the common limpet and the mermaid swims in the sea . Whales appear depending on the season.
In Lajes das Flores , the only newspaper on the island named after the rock is published monthly O Monchique .