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214:Lower Islet
200:Baixo Islet
178:uninhabited
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99:Coordinates
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983:Categories
754:São Miguel
526:References
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429:sanderling
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175:Population
111:27°56′24″W
108:39°00′29″N
945:seamounts
878:Mosteiros
873:Monchique
863:Fradinhos
800:São Jorge
319:Euphorbia
281:Surtseyan
271:Geography
190:Cal Islet
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868:Madalena
858:Formigas
805:Terceira
790:Graciosa
617:(2018).
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249:Graciosa
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599:May 18,
568:May 18,
474:History
365:ferrets
350:vidalii
348:Azorina
343:vidália
339:azorica
332:petraea
330:Festuca
321:azorica
251:in the
218:English
194:Madeira
888:Rosais
853:Cabras
841:Islets
832:Flores
638:21 May
431:, and
363:, and
341:, and
257:Azores
186:Azores
164:Azores
883:Praia
848:Baixo
827:Corvo
785:Faial
438:This
302:Biome
245:islet
231:Islet
898:Topo
795:Pico
674:2020
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361:rats
357:cats
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