Without this adjustment, the image on the page appears to be off-center when compared with other pages in the booklet. This movement of the image on the page is referred to as creep, and each set of pages in the booklet with the exception of the first has a different amount of creep space added to its gutters.
Torre (Serra da Estrela) Torre (English: Tower) is the highest point of Mainland Portugal, and the second most elevated of the Portuguese Republic (only Mount Pico, in the Azores, is higher). This point is not a distinctive mountain summit, but rather the highest point in a mountain range.
All the islands have volcanic origins, although some, such as Santa Maria, have had no recorded activity since the islands were settled. Mount Pico, on the island of Pico, is the highest point in Portugal, at 2,351 m (7,713 ft).The Azores are actually some of the tallest mountains on the planet, measured from their base at the bottom of the ocean to their peaks, which thrust high above the surface of the Atlantic.ach of the nine islands has an airfield, although the majority are aerodromes rather than airports. The commercial terminals in Ponta Delgada, Horta, Vila do Porto and Santa Cruz das Flores are operated by ANA â Aeroportos de Portugal, a public entity that oversees the operations of airports across Portugal.