Ilhéus dos Mosteiros

Ilhéus dos Mosteiros
Ilhéus dos Mosteiros
Waters	Atlantic Ocean
archipelago	Azores
Geographical location	37 ° 53 ′  N , 25 ° 50 ′  W Coordinates: 37 ° 53 ′  N , 25 ° 50 ′  W
Number of islands	4th
Residents	uninhabited

The Ilhéus dos Mosteiros are four small rocky islands in the far Atlantic (North) west of the Azores -Insel São Miguel , south of the village of Mosteiros in front of the coast.

It is the remains of volcanic lava domes exposed by erosion . The highest point on the westernmost and at the same time largest of the islands about 800 meters off the coast measures 72 meters.

Not to be confused with the islands of the same name Ilhéus dos Mosteiros northeast of the African island of Príncipe .

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• Ilhéus dos Mosteiros from the east (2nd photo ["next"] from the south with the location in the background)