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Ilhéus Das Cabras
The Cabras Islets or Cabras Islet (; literally, ''Islets of the Goats'') is an uninhabited dual islet located along the southern coast of the island of Terceira in the Portugal, Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. The group, with a total area of and perimeter of , is the largest islet in the Azores. Locals normally refer to it as a single islet (), but it comprises two landforms: the ''Ilhéu Pequeno'' (''Small Islet'') and the ''Ilhéu Grande'' (''Large Islet''). History Although uninhabited today, the islets were historically used by shepherds, who foraged their goats and sheep on the islets throughout the year during early settlement of the archipelago. This practice gave the islets their name. Legend also recounts that for seven years a young Faial Island, Faialense man with a capricious heart was exiled to the islet by the father of his beloved maiden. From the earliest settlement of the archipelago, the islets were embroiled in controversy associated with their ownershi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second largest of the world's five borders of the oceans, oceanic divisions, with an area of about . It covers approximately 17% of Earth#Surface, Earth's surface and about 24% of its water surface area. During the Age of Discovery, it was known for separating the New World of the Americas (North America and South America) from the Old World of Afro-Eurasia (Africa, Asia, and Europe). Through its separation of Afro-Eurasia from the Americas, the Atlantic Ocean has played a central role in the development of human society, globalization, and the histories of many nations. While the Norse colonization of North America, Norse were the first known humans to cross the Atlantic, it was the expedition of Christopher Columbus in 1492 that proved to be the most consequential. Columbus's expedition ushered in an Age of Discovery, age of exploration and colonization of the Americas by European powers, most notably Portuguese Empire, Portugal, Spanish Empire, Sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
