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The Azores are a Portuguese archipelago in the middle of the North Atlantic, about 1,500 km west of Lisbon and 2,000 km southeast of Newfoundland. They sit on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, which explains the volcanic landscape and frequent small earthquakes. For practical travel planning, think of them as a two-hour flight from mainland Portugal.
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