Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Rabo de Peixe (Portuguese: tail of the fish) is a parish in the district of Ribeira Grande in the Azores. The population in 2001 was 7,407, its density is 436.2/km² and its area is 16.98 km². It is the most populous and most densely populated parish in Ribeira Grande. It has an altitude of 29 m (98 ft). Rabo de Peixe has a few schools, a lyceum, a gym, a church and a square (praça). The Azores is a Portuguese archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, about 1,500 km (930 mi) from Lisbon and about 3,900 km (2,400 mi) from the east coast of North America. The Monchique Islet on Flores Island, located at 31° 16'' 24" W is regarded as the westernmost point in Europe, even though from a geological standpoint the two westernmost Azorean islands (Flores and Corvo) actually lie on the North American plate. The current Azores'' main industries are tourism, cattle raisingfor milk and meat, and fishing.