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Article: Crater expectations; Yes, they're stuck in the middle of the Atlantic - but the Azores are an unlikely paradise for walkers, wine lovers and whale spotters.
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- Daily Mail (London)
- Article date:
- July 6, 2005
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Byline: TERESA LEVONIAN COLE
THE earth hissed. The mud spat and gurgled. There was an almighty roar from beneath the ground, and a belching of foul smelling fumes. All around were the telltale yellow marks of sulphurous breath.
Welcome to the Devil's Kitchen, the most impressive of the many geysers in Furnas, on So Miguel.
So Miguel is the largest of the nine volcanic islands of the Azores, which first erupted into the mid-Atlantic, halfway between New York and Lisbon, several millennia ago.
For years, they were thought to be the lost islands of Atlantis. They weren't named the Azores until the 15th century when Portuguese sailors were ...