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Formigas

Formigas Islets (Portuguese: Ilhéus das Formigas ; lit. 'Islets of the Ants'), sometimes referred to as the Formigas Bank, are a group of uninhabited rocky outcroppings in the eastern group of the Azores archipelago, an autonomous region of Portugal. The bank is located 43 kilometres (27 mi) northeast of Santa Maria and southeast of São Miguel, covering…

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Location
Atlantic Ocean
Area
0.009 km2 (0.0035 sq mi)
Autonomous region
Azores
Etymology
Formigas, Portuguese plural for ants
Official website
https://siaram.azores.gov.pt/vulcanismo/banco-formigas/_intro.html
Population
Uninhabited

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related to References · 44
Formigas → Alexander, Ambiente, Anchorages, Ancoradouros, Azevedo, Azores, Açoreana, Açores, Banco, England, Fernadno, Formigas Islets, Horta, Ilhas, Instituto Hidrográfico, Islands, José, Journal, Lisbon, London
related to history · 20
Formigas → April, British, Diogo, Gaspar Frutuoso, Gonçalo Velho Cabral, Greek, In, June, Madeira, Morley, Nearly, Olympia, On, Portuguese, Santa Maria, Silves, São Miguel, The, The Formigas, Zyllah
related to Formigas Lighthouse · 16
Formigas → As, Autonomous District, Because, District, Farol, Formigão, General Meeting, In, March, On, Ponta Delgada, Portuguese, Santa Maria, São Miguel, The, The Formigas Lighthouse
related to Biome · 13
Formigas → African, Alongside, Among, Atlantic, Azores, Dollabarat, Dollabarat Reef, Formigas Islets, In, Mediterranean, The, The Formigas, The Formigas Bank
related to Geography · 8
Formigas → Along, Dollabarat Reef, Due, Formigas Islets, Formigão, Generally, Portuguese, The
Area · 1
Formigas → 0.009 km2 (0.0035 sq mi)
Autonomous region · 1
Formigas → Azores
Coordinates · 1
Formigas → .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-pars…
Etymology · 1
Formigas → Formigas, Portuguese plural for ants
Location · 1
Formigas → Atlantic Ocean

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FormigasArea0.009 km2 (0.0035 sq mi)1.00infobox
FormigasAutonomous regionAzores1.00infobox
FormigasCoordinates.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-pars…1.00infobox
FormigasEtymologyFormigas, Portuguese plural for ants1.00infobox
FormigasLocationAtlantic Ocean1.00infobox
FormigasOfficial websitehttps://siaram.azores.gov.pt/vulcanismo/banco-formigas/_intro.html1.00infobox
FormigasPopulationUninhabited1.00infobox
coralinstance ofbut during inclement weather a ship can run aground on the rocks without even seeing the lighthouse.BiomeThe Formigas Bank is essentially a submarine volcano inhabited by deep-d…0.80text
spongesinstance ofbut during inclement weather a ship can run aground on the rocks without even seeing the lighthouse.BiomeThe Formigas Bank is essentially a submarine volcano inhabited by deep-d…0.80text
coralinstance ofBiomeThe Formigas Bank is essentially a submarine volcano inhabited by deep-dwelling marine species0.80text
spongesinstance ofBiomeThe Formigas Bank is essentially a submarine volcano inhabited by deep-dwelling marine species0.80text
Formigasrelated to BiomeThe Formigas Bank0.60section

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