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São Miguel Island
São Miguel Island. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

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São Miguel Island (pronounced [ˈsɐ̃w miˈɣɛl]; Portuguese for 'Saint Michael'), nicknamed "The Green Island" (Ilha Verde), is the largest and most populous island in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. The island covers 760 km2 (290 sq mi) and has around 140,000 inhabitants, with 45,000 people residing in Ponta Delgada, the archipelago's largest city.

Adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)。Photography via Wikimedia Commons.

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