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Wikipedia: Pico Island (Ilha do Pico, Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈiʎɐ du ˈpiku]), is an island in the Central Group of the Portuguese Azores noted for its eponymous volcano, Ponta do Pico, which is the highest mountain in Portugal, the Azores, and the highest elevation of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. In the tradition of the Portuguese poet, Raul Brandão, Pico is referred to as the Ilha Preta ("Black Island"), for its black volcanic earth, responsible for its UNESCO-designated historical vineyards that allowed the development of the island. After depositing herds on the island in the first half of the 15th Century, the first colonies were formed around 1460 from settlers from the north of Portugal (by way of Terceira and Graciosa).
![[The silhouette of the mountain, overlooking the hedge]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Montanha_do_Pico_ao_P_C3_B4r_do_sol_2C_ilha_do_Pico_2C_A_C3_A7ores_s.jpg "The silhouette of the mountain, overlooking the hedge")
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![[Lajes do Pico, along the south-central coast, with Mount Pico in the distance]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/PIC_LAJ_Lajes_do_Pico_s.jpg "Lajes do Pico, along the south-central coast, with Mount Pico in the distance")
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![[The two islets at the entrance to Madalena harbor, formed from a submerged crater]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Ilh_C3_A9us_do_Pico_2C_ilha_do_Faial_ao_fundo_2C_A_C3_A7ores_s.jpg "The two islets at the entrance to Madalena harbor, formed from a submerged crater")
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![[An area in the part of the island, showing cloud-cover adjacent to the summit]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/As_nuvens_galgam_a_Montanha_2C_ilha_do_Pico_2C_A_C3_A7ores_s.jpg "An area in the part of the island, showing cloud-cover adjacent to the summit")
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![[A traditional windmill along the coast of Monte, in the municipality of Madalena]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Moinho_de_vento_tradicional_da_ilha_do_Pico_2C_A_C3_A7ores_s.jpg "A traditional windmill along the coast of Monte, in the municipality of Madalena")
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![[Aerial view of Pico]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/PicoIsland_Azores_s.jpg "Aerial view of Pico")
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 from Marlene Angeja |
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