Formigas
Native name: Ilhéus das Formigas Nickname: Formigas Bank | |
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The lighthouse on Formigão, the largest islet of the Formigas | |
| Etymology | Formigas, Portuguese plural for ants |
| Geography | |
| Location | Atlantic Ocean |
| Coordinates | 37°16′00″N 24°46′00″W / 37.26667°N 24.76667°W |
| Area | 0.009 km2 (0.0035 sq mi) |
| Administration | |
| Autonomous region | Azores |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
| Additional information | |
| Official website | http://siaram.azores.gov.pt/vulcanismo/banco-formigas/_intro.html |
Formigas Islets (Portuguese: Ilhéus das Formigas [fuɾˈmiɣɐʃ]; literally, Islets of the Ants), sometimes referred to as the Formigas Bank, are a group of uninhabited rocky outcroppings in the eastern group of the Azores archipelago, an autonomous region of Portugal. The bank is located 43 kilometres (27 mi) northeast of Santa Maria and southeast of São Miguel, covering a surface area of approximately 9,000 square metres (97,000 sq ft). The submerged Dollabarat Reef is in the same area. The only structure on the islets is a lighthouse located on Formigão (Big Ant), the largest islet.