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The island of Pico in the North Atlantic Ocean

The island of Pico in the North Atlantic Ocean
One of the Expedition 36 crew members photographed this vertical view of the island of Pico, the second largest of the Portuguese Azores in the North Atlantic Ocean.

ISS036-E-009390 (18 June 2013) — One of the Expedition 36 crew members used a 180mm lens to photograph this vertical view of the island of Pico, the second largest of the Portuguese Azores in the North Atlantic Ocean. Mt. Pico, a prominent 2351-meter-high stratovolcano on the eastern end of Pico Island is the highest volcano in the Azores. Madalena is a municipality along the coast, home to about 6,000 inhabitants.