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Azores and Bermuda islands
- 1. Oceanic Islands Azores Islands Bermuda Islands
- 2. Azores Islands Mother Nature has created a land full of natural beauty in the blue immensity of the Atlantic Ocean
- 3. Archipelago 9 Volcanic Islands divided into 3 groups (Portugal) Eastern(2), Western (2), Central (5) Some have extinct volcanic activity Located in North Atlantic Ocean Area Approximately 2333km² Physical features ➔ Low Land areas ➔ Lush Green shrubs ➔ Evergreen Fire Trees ➔ Coniferous Trees ➔ Dry Forests ➔ Most Beautiful island Even termed as God’s home ➔ Famous for its Grapevine Industry
- 4. Azores
- 5. Climate ➔ Subtropical Maritime Climate ➔ Unpredictable weather ➔ Sunny Hot- Windy Heavy shower ➔ Average Temperature: 17℃ ➔ Humidity is high Rainfall high in winter Highes in January The Azores are known for small hurricanes Mount Pico (a stratovolcano) is the highest point in Portugal and Azores Island lies in Pico island of Azores
- 6. Fauna Almost 450 endemic Species Most of them are endangered and extinct Mammals Endemic ➔ Mouse eared Bat ➔ Azores Noctule Introduced: ➔ Norwegian rat ➔ BLack Rat ➔ House Mouse ➔ Ferrets ➔ European Hedgehog ➔ European rabbit ➔ Least weasels
- 7. Fauna Sea Mammals ➔ Humpback whale ➔ Killer whale ➔ Dwarf sperm whale ➔ Northern Bottlenose whale ➔ North atlantic right whale ➔ Short finned Pilot whale ➔ Long finned Pilot whale ➔ Striped dolphin ➔ Bottlenose Dolphin ➔ Atlantic Spotted Dolphin ➔ Blue whale ➔ Fin whale Other Sea life ➔ Eels ➔ Swordfish ➔ Sharks
- 8. Fauna Birds Birds Fauna is comparably rich. 400 species are recorded along the archipelago Endemic Bird ➔ Bullfinch/ Priolo (Endangered)
- 9. Fauna Introductory & Migratory Birds ➔ Cliff Pigeon ➔ Fea’s Petrel ➔ Long eared Owl ➔ Grey Wagtail ➔ Azores Wood Pigeon ➔ Black Bird ➔ Goldfinch ➔ Gold Crest ➔ Red legged Partridge ➔ European Robin ➔ Rock dove ➔ House sparrow ➔ Atlantic canary ➔ Common buzzard ➔ Cory's Shearwater ➔ Rosy Tern ➔ Yellow legged gull ➔ Eurasian woodcock ➔ European Green finch ➔ Common Waxbill
- 10. Fauna Reptiles ● Madeira lizard ● Moorish gecko ● Loggerhead sea turtle ● Leatherback Turtles Amphibians Introduced Iberian Frogs Crested Newts
- 11. Bermuda Island British Overseas Territory
- 12. Bermuda Islands or The Somers Isles Area: ➔ Approximately 138 island (Limestone islands) ➔ Lies in North Atlantic Ocean ➔ with a total area of 57 km2 (20.6 square miles) Climate ➔ Subtropical Climate ➔ Hot and humid summers ➔ Mild winters ➔ Coolest month has a mean temperature of 18 C Bermuda Florida Puerto Rico A loosely defined region in the western part of the North Atlantic Ocean Famous for pink-sand beaches such as Elbow Beach and Horseshoe Bay
- 13. Physical Features ➔ Coral Islands ➔ limestone surface is overlain by a shallow layer of fertile soil ➔ Fringed by coral reefs and have no lakes or rivers ➔ Soil is highly porous, and standing water is not a problem ➔ Palm, Mangrove trees are found ➔ Flowering shrubs are found
- 14. Fauna Mammals No Native Mammals Introduced by Humans ➔ House Mouse ➔ Rabbits ➔ Black rat ➔ Brown rat ➔ Goats ➔ Feral cats ➔ Feral Pigs ➔ Feral Chicken
- 15. Fauna Birds Endemic Specie: Cahow (Bermuda petrel); Bermuda's National Bird Approximately 360 species of Birds ➔ European starling ➔ House sparrow ➔ Brown Owl ➔ Morning Dove ➔ Ground Doves ➔ American Coot ➔ American Crow ➔ Gray Catbird ➔ Eastern Bluebird ➔ White eyed Vireo ➔ Warblers ➔ Yellow-crowned Night Heron ➔ Green Heron ➔ Longtail (White-tailed Tropicbird)
- 16. Fauna Reptiles Endemic: ➔ Bermuda Skink/Bermuda Rock Lizard ➔ Diamondback Terrapin ➔ Green Turtle ➔ Hawksbill Turtle ➔ Loggerhead Turtle ➔ Leatherback Turtle Introduced: ➔ Jamaican Anole ➔ Barbados Anole Amphibians Introduced ➔ Jamaican tree Frog ➔ Whistling Frog ➔ Toads ➔ Antiguan Anole ➔ Asian Gecko ➔ Red eared slider
- 17. Fauna Insects 1100 kinds of insects ➔ Beetles ➔ Monarch Butterflies ➔ Dragonflies ➔ Moths ➔ Bees & Wasps ➔ Spiders ➔ Ants Marine life ➔ Migratory Humpback Whale ➔ Bermuda Killifish ➔ Blue Angelfish ➔ Hogfish ➔ Blue Tang ➔ Lionfish ➔ Sea Horses ➔ Spotted Eagle Ray ➔ Princess Parrotfish ➔ Lover's Lake Killifish