Ilhéus das Cabras

Ilhéus das Cabras
View of the islands from the northwest
Waters	Atlantic Ocean
archipelago	Azores
Geographical location	38 ° 38 ′  N , 27 ° 9 ′  W Coordinates: 38 ° 38 ′  N , 27 ° 9 ′  W
Number of islands	2
Main island	Ilhéu Grande
Total land area	0.281 km²
Residents	uninhabited
View of the islands from the east over the coast of Terceira

The Ilhéus das Cabras (Portuguese, German 'goat islands') are two uninhabited islands in the form of a double island, the remains of an extinct crater in the Atlantic . They are a good 1000 meters off the southeast coast of the island of Terceira , the third largest island in the Azores .

The up to 147 m high double island, formerly used by shepherds and goat herders, is located southeast of the city of Angra do Heroísmo . It belongs to the Freguesia Porto Judeu and is privately owned. The Ilhéus das Cabras are part of the Parque Natural da Terceira (Terceira Natural Park). BirdLife International identifies them as Important Bird Area PT081. Yellow-billed shearwaters , common terns , rose terns , rock pigeons and whimbrels can be found here .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Michael Bussmann: Azores. Michael Müller Verlag, Erlangen 2016, ISBN 978-3-95654-215-2 , p. 280.
2. ↑ Data sheet for the Important Bird Area PT081 (PDF; 99 kB), accessed on June 25, 2019 (Portuguese)
3. ↑ Ilhéus das Cabras on the “Explore Terceira” website, accessed on June 25, 2019
4. ↑ Travel to Ilhéus das Cabras on the “Explore Terceira” website, accessed on June 25, 2019

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