Volcanic Deep lake Photo: Deep Volcanic lake

The island of Flores, which is located Deep volcanic lake, located in the Western part of the Azores archipelago. This island was the most distant from all the Islands, so long been isolated from all. Earlier the island was called the island of St. Thomas.

The island is covered by forests, on the slopes grows a lot of flowers, including hibiscus, azorina, cacti, junipers, Veres, and more than 50 species other endemic flowers. Because of the abundance of flowers on the island, which is surrounded by ocean, the island is called the "Atlantic garden". The island of Flores as part of the international network of biosphere reserves of UNESCO. It is worth noting that the island's name translates as "flower".

Apart from flowers the island is full of caves, volcanic and volcanic lakes, among which are worth a visit Deep volcanic lake. It is worth mentioning that the volcanic lakes in the world there is a huge amount, but on the Azores archipelago they have a particular splendor.

On the island of Flores there are Seven lakes in the craters of extinct volcanoes, to the group which is part of a Deep lake, Lagoa Funda. Deep lake is located at the foot of the mountain, 25 km South-West of the ancient city of Santa Cruz. Deep lake in the shape of a circle surrounded by small size sand beaches on the shore grow a variety of plants and lots of hydrangeas, which is considered the "Queen" of the island. The majority of the time Seven lakes, including the Deepest lake, covered with fog, so it is recommended to visit these lakes in the spring.

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