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Terceira
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Terceira (tĕrsā`rə), island (1991 pop. 59,248), 153 sq mi (396 sq km), in the N Atlantic, one of the central Azores Azores , Port. Açores [Port.,=hawks], islands (1991 pop. 241,592), 905 sq mi (2,344 sq km), in the Atlantic Ocean, c.900 mi (1,448 km) W of mainland Portugal.
..... Click the link for more information. , Portugal. The chief town is Angra do Heroísmo, which gives its name to the district. Grains, cattle, and embroidery are exported, and there is a growing tourist trade. There is a NATO air base there.
Terceira
an island in the N Atlantic, in the Azores: NATO military air base. Pop.: 55 833 (2001). Area: 397 sq. km (153 sq. miles)


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The Tyneside teenager competed in the Tennis Europe 14 and Under Grand Prix event on Terceira Island in the Azores.
Double delight for Dixon by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England)
And in the location of Lajes on the Terceira island and in Ponta Delgada in Sao Miguel island, there are airports which have daily flights between them and to Lisbon on mainland Portugal.
Set Sail to the Azores Islands by Erica Bosworth / Travel, recreation and leisure community
A hospital doctor on Terceira island said the man of 21 "tested positive for cocaine, ecstasy and other drugs.
Drug mule dies on jet by The Mirror (London, England)
 
 
 
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