Sete Cidades (other)
Sete Cidades may refer to: * Sete Cidades (Ponta Delgada), a civil parish in the municipality of Ponta Delgada (Azores), Portugal * Sete Cidades Massif, Azores, a stratovolcanic complex * Sete Cidades National Park Sete Cidades National Park ( pt, Parque Nacional de Sete Cidades) is a national park in the state of Piauí, Brazil. Location The Sete Cidades National Park is divided between the municipalities of Brasileira (26.21%) and Piracuruca (73.77%) ...

Sete Cidades (Ponta Delgada)
Sete Cidades is a civil parish in the center of the municipality of Ponta Delgada, that is likewise located in the center of a massive volcanic crater three miles across, also referred to as Sete Cidades. The population in 2011 was 793, in an area of 19.19 km2. It is one of the smallest parishes of Ponta Delgada by population, although the largest in area. It contains the localities Cerrado da Ladeira, Cerrado das Freiras and Sete Cidades. History Latin origins The region received its geographic nomenclature from the Latin ''Insula Septem Civitatum'', which means Island of the Seven Tribes or Island of the Seven Peoples (Portuguese: ''Ilha das Sete Tribos'' or ''Ilha dos Sete Povos''), but became a historical reference as the Island of the Seven Cities. This comes from classical Latin, probably incorporated into the older traditions of Mediterranean peoples, through the navigators of European antiquity, or the Phoenicians. In Latin, ''civitas'' does not signify ''city'', bu ...
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Sete Cidades Massif
Sete Cidades Massif is a stratovolcanic complex, referring to a polygenetic volcano and caldera, located in western part of the island of São Miguel, in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. More recognizable for the Lagoa das Sete Cidades at its centre, the volcanic complex includes centuries of geomorphological structures that include lava domes, cones, lava flows and maar geomorphology that have marked its history. History The almost circular caldera is a nested structure formed as a result of three separate caldera collapse episodes,Robert B. Moore (1990), p.603 each associated with explosive eruptions.Jose Pacheo et al. (2002), p.4-5 These caldera collapse episodes occurred following explosive eruptions that formed the ''Risco'', ''Bretanha'' and ''Santa Barbara'' pyroclastic fields.Jose Pacheo et al. (2002), p.5-6 The first phase occurred 35,700 years ago, and ceased with the collapse of the principal volcano. A secondary phase began around 28,750 years ago and w ...
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