Western Group | |
Settlement Type: | Island Group |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Portugal |
Subdivision Type1: | Autonomous Region |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Subdivision Type3: | Subregion |
Subdivision Type4: | Position |
Subdivision Name2: | Atlantic Ocean |
Subdivision Name3: | Mid-Atlantic Ridge |
Subdivision Name4: | Azores Plateau |
Timezone1: | AZOT |
Utc Offset1: | −1 |
Timezone1 Dst: | AZOST (UTC) |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
The Western Group is one of the island groups of the Azores, Portugal.[1] [2] It comprises the islands of Flores and Corvo, situated on the North American Continental Plate of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.