Saint George between the clouds
Aerial view of São Jorge (portuguese for Saint George) Island, in the Azores archipelago, Portugal. São Jorge, known for slaying a dragon is a popular saint in Portugal being responsible for a major vitory against spanish invaders in the 14th century, named Batalha de Aljubarrota. The island with steep cliffs and a slender morphology was built on fissural vulcanism promoted by the expansion of the Atlantic crust associated with a major transform fault making it unique in the archipelago.
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- Europe (3704)
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- Exact location (-27.7611 W, 38.5432 N)
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Taken on 18
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2013
Submitted on 28 February 2016
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André Cortesão (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)
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