Medical Definition of equivalent. 1  1: corresponding or virtually identical especially in effect or function drugs that are therapeutically equivalent. 2  2: having the same chemical combining capacity equivalent quantities of two elements.
Geography. All the nine islands of the Azores Archipelago are volcanic origin and are located in the North Atlantic, scattered along a 600 km stretch of ocean from Santa Maria to Corvo, approximately between 37Â° and 40Â° north latitude and 25Â° and 31Â° west longitude.he islands of the archipelago are divided in three geographical groups: the Eastern Group, comprising Santa Maria and Sao SÃ£o, miguel The Central, group Including, Terceira, Graciosa Sao, SÃ£o jorge Pico, and faial And The, western group Composed by Corvo. and flores
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.