Estreitinho

Estreitinho

Estreitinho or Morro dos Homens is the highest peak on Corvo Island, Azores, Portugal. It measures 718 m (2,356 ft) and is located on the southern rim of Corvo's caldera.[1][2][3][4]

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The names used for the peak, Estreitinho (meaning "narrow") and Morro dos Homens (meaning "Hill of Men") are often used interchangeably, although they are sometimes used to describe different peaks, with the latter being the lower summit that one reaches first when going clockwise around the crater rim.[5]


References

  1. "Turismo no Corvo - Descubra a Ilha do Corvo durante as férias | Visit Azores". www.visitazores.com. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  2. França, Zilda; Nunes, João; Cruz, José; Duarte, J.F.; Forjaz, Victor-Hugo (January 2002). "Preliminary study of the Corvo Island volcanism, Azores". Retrieved 13 June 2021. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. "Reserva da Biosfera do Corvo". www.azores.gov.pt. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  4. "Caldeirão do Corvo, ilha dos Açores". Portugal de norte a sul. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  5. "Estreitinho, Corvo island HP". www.ii.uib.no. Retrieved 13 June 2021.

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