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Ponta Delgada

American  
[pawn-tuh del-gah-duh] / ˈpɔ̃ tə dɛlˈgɑ də /

noun

  1. a seaport on SW São Miguel island, in the E Azores.


Ponta Delgada British  
/ ˈpontə ðɛlˈɡaðə /

noun

  1. a port in the E Azores, on S São Miguel Island: chief commercial centre of the archipelago. Pop: 65 853 (2001)

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On a shorter flight in October, I bid the minimum, $200, on an Azores Airlines upgrade when returning from Ponta Delgada in the Azores to Boston, though the suggested starting bid was $250.

From New York Times • Mar. 1, 2023

Several companies run daily boats from Ponta Delgada to see the leviathans just offshore.

From Washington Post • Sep. 9, 2022

He said he planned to fix the issues once he arrived at the "beautiful marina" of Ponta Delgada, the capital of the Azores.

From BBC • Jan. 22, 2022

On Sunday morning at around 8:30 a.m., flight DL414 touched down at Ponta Delgada Airport on the isle of São Miguel after traveling overnight from New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport, The Sun reported.

From Fox News • Aug. 20, 2019

Four members are returned by Ponta Delgada to the parliament in Lisbon, while each of the other districts returns two members.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" by Various