Pico Island (
Ilha do Pico, ), is an island in the Central Group of the
Portuguese Azores. The landscape features an eponymous
volcano,
Ponta do Pico, which is the highest mountain in
Portugal, the Azores, and the highest elevation of the
Mid-Atlantic Ridge. In the tradition of the Portuguese poet,
Raul Brandão, Pico is referred to as the
Ilha Preta ("Black Island"), for its black volcanic earth, responsible for its UNESCO-designated historical vineyards that allowed the development of the island.