São Miguel Island (Portuguese pronunciation: sɐ̃w miˈɣɛɫ; named for the Archangel
Michael or, literally, Portuguese for Saint
Michael), is also referred to locally as "The Green Island", is the largest and most populous island in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. The island covers 760 km2 (290 sq mi) and has around 140,000 inhabitants, with 45,000 of these
people resident in the largest city in the archipelago: Ponta Delgada.