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Rosais Islets, the Glossary

The Rosais Islets (Ilhéus dos Rosais; literally, Islets of the Rosaries) are two uninhabited rocky islets located just off the extreme northwestern coast of the island of São Jorge in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores.^[1]

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Islets of the Azores
São Jorge Island
Uninhabited islands of Portugal

Anchovy

An anchovy is a small, common forage fish of the family Engraulidae.

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Archaism

In language, an archaism is a word, a sense of a word, or a style of speech or writing that belongs to a historical epoch beyond living memory, but that has survived in a few practical settings or affairs.

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Asparagopsis armata

Asparagopsis armata is a species of marine red algae, in the family Bonnemaisoniaceae.

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Atlantic bonito

The Atlantic bonito (Sarda sarda) is a large mackerel-like fish of the family Scombridae.

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Atlantic goliath grouper

The Atlantic goliath grouper or itajara (Epinephelus itajara), also known as the jewfish, is a saltwater fish of the grouper family and one of the largest species of bony fish.

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Atlantic Ocean

The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, with an area of about.

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Azores

The Azores (Açores), officially the Autonomous Region of the Azores (Região Autónoma dos Açores), is one of the two autonomous regions of Portugal (along with Madeira).

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Baixa da Ponta dos Rosais

The Baixa da Ponta dos Rosais is an oceanic plateau located north-northwest off the coast of Ponta dos Rosais, a promontory in the municipality of Velas on the island of São Jorge in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. Rosais Islets and Baixa da Ponta dos Rosais are São Jorge Island.

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Basalt

Basalt is an aphanitic (fine-grained) extrusive igneous rock formed from the rapid cooling of low-viscosity lava rich in magnesium and iron (mafic lava) exposed at or very near the surface of a rocky planet or moon.

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Biodiversity

Biodiversity (or biological diversity) is the variety and variability of life on Earth.

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Black-headed gull

The black-headed gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) is a small gull that breeds in much of the Palearctic including Europe and also in coastal eastern Canada.

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Bluefish

The bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix) is the only extant species of the family Pomatomidae.

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Brown algae

Brown algae (alga) are a large group of multicellular algae comprising the class Phaeophyceae.

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Common bottlenose dolphin

The common bottlenose dolphin or Atlantic bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) is one of three species of bottlenose dolphin in the genus Tursiops.

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Common tern

The common tern (Sterna hirundo) is a seabird in the family Laridae.

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Cory's shearwater

Cory's shearwater (Calonectris borealis) is a large shearwater in the seabird family Procellariidae.

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Erica (plant)

Erica is a genus of roughly 857 species of flowering plants in the family Ericaceae.

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Eurasian whimbrel

The Eurasian or common whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus), also known as the white-rumped whimbrel in North America, is a wader in the large family Scolopacidae.

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European Environment Agency

The European Environment Agency (EEA) is the agency of the European Union (EU) which provides independent information on the environment.

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Freguesia

(), usually translated as "parish" or "civil parish", is the third-level administrative subdivision of Portugal, as defined by the 1976 Constitution.

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Frigate tuna

The frigate tuna, frigate mackerel or alagaduwa (Auxis thazard) is a species of tuna, in the family Scombridae, found around the world in tropical oceans.

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Great black-backed gull

The great black-backed gull (Larus marinus) is the largest member of the gull family.

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Habitats Directive

The Habitats Directive (more formally known as Council Directive 92/43/EEC on the Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora) is a directive adopted by the European Community in 1992 as a response to the Berne Convention.

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Islet

An islet is a very small, often unnamed island.

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Kentish plover

The Kentish plover (Anarhynchus alexandrinus) is a small wader of the family Charadriidae that breeds on the shores of saline lakes, lagoons, and coasts, populating sand dunes, marshes, semi-arid desert, and tundra.

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Lighthouse of Ponta dos Rosais

The Ponta dos Rosais Lighthouse (Farol da Ponta dos Rosais) is a beacon and lighthouse located along the 200 m cliffs of Ponta dos Rosais near Rosais in the extreme northwest of the island of São Jorge, in the Archipelago of the Azores, Portugal.

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Loggerhead sea turtle

The loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) is a species of oceanic turtle distributed throughout the world.

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Longfin yellowtail

The longfin yellowtail (Seriola rivoliana), also known as the almaco or silvercoat jack, deep-water, falcate, European or highfin amberjack, rock salmon, longfin or yellow kingfish, is a game fish of the family Carangidae; they are in the same family as yellowtail and amberjack.

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Merluccius merluccius

Merluccius merluccius, the European hake, is a merluccid hake of the genus Merluccius.

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Myosotis azorica

Myosotis azorica, common name Azorean mouse-ear or Azorean forget-me-not, is a plant species endemic to the Azores Islands in the North Atlantic Ocean.

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Natura 2000

Natura 2000 is a network of nature protection areas in the territory of the European Union.

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Nature reserve

A nature reserve (also known as a wildlife refuge, wildlife sanctuary, biosphere reserve or bioreserve, natural or nature preserve, or nature conservation area) is a protected area of importance for flora, fauna, funga, or features of geological or other special interest, which is reserved and managed for purposes of conservation and to provide special opportunities for study or research.

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Needlefish

Needlefish (family Belonidae) or long toms are piscivorous fishes primarily associated with very shallow marine habitats or the surface of the open sea.

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Oceanic plateau

An oceanic or submarine plateau is a large, relatively flat elevation that is higher than the surrounding relief with one or more relatively steep sides.

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Ponta dos Rosais

Ponta dos Rosais (Rosais Point, or literally, Point of the Rosaries) is a promontory located along the northwestern coast of the parish of Rosais, municipality of Velas, on the island of São Jorge in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. Rosais Islets and Ponta dos Rosais are São Jorge Island.

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Portugal

Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, is a country located on the Iberian Peninsula in Southwestern Europe, whose territory also includes the Macaronesian archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira.

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Protected areas of the Azores

The Protected Areas of the Azores (Rede Regional de Áreas Protegidas) are the basic administrative-territorial and conservation structures in the archipelago of the Azores and the surrounding oceans.

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Red algae

Red algae, or Rhodophyta, make up one of the oldest groups of eukaryotic algae.

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Rosais

Rosais (literally, archaic Portuguese for "rosaries") is a civil parish in the municipality of Velas in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores.

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Rosary

The Rosary (rosarium, in the sense of "crown of roses" or "garland of roses"), also known as the Dominican Rosary (as distinct from other forms of rosary such as the Franciscan Crown, Bridgettine Rosary, Rosary of the Holy Wounds, etc.), refers to a set of prayers used primarily in the Catholic Church, and to the physical string of knots or beads used to count the component prayers.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosais_Islets

Also known as Ilhéu dos Rosais, Ilhéus dos Rosais.

, Terceira Rift, Vadigo, Velas, Azores.

Rosais Islets, the Glossary

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See also

Islets of the Azores

São Jorge Island

Uninhabited islands of Portugal

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