Corvo Island Biosphere Reserve

UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, inscribed 2007, in Portugal. Corvo is the smallest of the Azorean islands, located in the extreme north-west of the archipelago. The biosphere reserve encompasses the entire emerged land area of the island and a surrounding marine zone, covering a total area of 25,853 ha. It includes landscapes and biological values of great regional, national and international importance. When the Azores Islands were discovered, they were uninhabited, and no Indigenous population is known to have existed. The current population is the product of several centuries of settlers and a miscellany of various ethnic groups.