Flores, the westernmost of the Azore islands in the N. Atlantic ocean; lat. 39° 25' N., Ion. 31° 12' W.; length 30 m., breadth 9 m.; pop. in 18G4, 10,522. Its name was given it by the Portuguese in allusion to the multitude of flowers with which it appeared to be adorned. Chief towns, Lages and Santa Cruz.