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Originally appearing in Volume V13, Page 741 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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HORTA , the See also:

capital of an administrative See also:district comprising the islands of See also:Pico, See also:Fayal, See also:Flores and Corvo, in the Portuguese See also:archipelago of the See also:Azores. Pop. (1900) 6574. Horta is a seaport on the See also:south-See also:east See also:coast of Fayal. It is defended by two castles and a See also:wall, but these fortifications are obsolete. The See also:harbour, a See also:bay 2 M. See also:long and nearly r m. broad, affords See also:good anchorage in 5 to 20 fathoms of See also:water, but is dangerous in south-See also:westerly and south-easterly winds. It is the See also:head-quarters of profitable See also:whale, See also:tunny, bonito and See also:mullet See also:fisheries. Its exports include sperm-oil, See also:fruit, See also:wine and See also:grain. Between 1897 and 1904 the See also:port annually accommodated about 140 vessels of 220,000 tons, mostly of See also:British or Portuguese See also:nationality.

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