Pico Island

Pico Island

Native name: Ilha do Pico Nickname: The Black Island
The island of Pico, as seen from the north-west coast in the outskirts of Madalena with vineyards and Mount Pico in the background
Location of the island of Pico in the archipelago of the Azores
Etymology	Portuguese for peak
Geography
Location	Atlantic Ocean
Coordinates	38°27′57″N 28°20′0″W / 38.46583°N 28.33333°W / 38.46583; -28.33333
Archipelago	Azores
Area	444.97 km2 (171.80 sq mi)[1]
Area rank	3rd largest island in Portugal
Coastline	151.84 km (94.349 mi)[1]
Highest elevation	2,351 m (7713 ft)[1]
Highest point	Mount Pico
Administration
Portugal
Autonomous Region	Azores
Municipalities	Lajes do Pico Madalena São Roque do Pico
Demographics
Demonym	Picoense, Picaroto
Population	13,883 (2021)[2]
Pop. density	31/km2 (80/sq mi)
Languages	Portuguese
Ethnic groups	Portuguese
Additional information
Time zone	UTC−01:00

Pico Island (Ilha do Pico, Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈiʎɐ ðu ˈpiku]) is an island in the Central Group of the Portuguese Azores. The landscape features an eponymous volcano, Ponta do Pico, which is the highest mountain in Portugal, the Azores, and the highest elevation of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. In the tradition of the Portuguese poet, Raul Brandão, Pico is referred to as the Ilha Preta ("Black Island"), for its black volcanic soils, which nourish its UNESCO-designated vineyards that once allowed the development of the island's economy. Pico is the second largest and, geologically speaking, the most recently formed island of the Azores, being around 300,000 years old.^[3]