Τhe Islet of Vila Franca do Campo formed by the crater of an underwater volcano

Vila Franca do Campo  is a town in the southern part of the island of São Miguel in the Portuguese Autonomous Region of the Azores. The islet came about following the collapse of a former volcano. After being used for many purposes  – from a military fort to a vineyard – the islet was classified as a nature reserve in 1983.

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De José Luís Ávila Silveira/Pedro Noronha e CostaTrabajo propio, Dominio público, Enlace

Castelo Branco, Torre, Vila Franca do Campo
By José Luís Ávila Silveira/Pedro Noronha e Costa [Public domain], from Wikimedia Commons

By Enric Rubio Ros from Terrassa, Spain – Açores, CC BY 2.0, Link

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