Terceira

Group, "Terceira," was sighted between 1444-50, and added to the

Prince Henry the Navigator, the Hero of Portugal and of Modern Discovery, 1394-1460 A.D. With an Account of Geographical Progress Throughout the Middle Ages As the Preparation for His Work. C. Raymond Beazley 1911

Prior to discovery, the archipelago was covered in Atlantic-type forests that persist in some places, for example at the top of the Santa Bárbara range on Terceira.

Azores temperate mixed forests 2008

Peat bogs found on Flores and Terceira are very rich in endemic species and are also in immediate danger from overgrazing.

Azores temperate mixed forests 2008

These native Macaronesian laurel forests are best preserved on Pico, Terceira, and San Miguel Islands.

Azores temperate mixed forests 2008

The four leaders huddled with their top aides for a closed-door session at an air-base on Terceira Island on Sunday, March 16.

Plan of Attack Bob Woodward 2004

The four leaders huddled with their top aides for a closed-door session at an air-base on Terceira Island on Sunday, March 16.

Plan of Attack Bob Woodward 2004

CNN's Chris Burns is with us now live from the site of the summit, Terceira.

CNN Transcript Mar 16, 2003 2003

CNN's Chris Burns will join us from Terceira in the Azores.

CNN Transcript Mar 16, 2003 2003

Government had stipulated to pay for indemnifying our citizens for property illegally captured in the blockade of Terceira.

State of the Union Address (1790-2001) United States. Presidents.

In the late blockade of Terceira some of the Portuguese fleet captured several of our vessels and committed other excesses, for which reparation was demanded, and I was on the point of dispatching an armed force to prevent any recurrence of a similar violence and protect our citizens in the prosecution of their lawful commerce when official assurances, on which I relied, made the sailing of the ships unnecessary.

State of the Union Address (1790-2001) United States. Presidents.