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Velas Municipality
Norte Grande

Norte Grande

Norte Grande is a civil parish in the municipality of on the island of in the ; owing to the existence of an ecumenical faith community throughout its history, the parish has also taken on the name of its religious invocation.
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Photo: Luissilveira, Public domain.

Places of Interest

Highlights include São Jorge and Church of Santo António.

Photo: JCNazza, CC BY 3.0.
is an island in the central group of the archipelago and part of the autonomous region of . Separated from its nearest neighbours by the 15-kilometre Pico-São Jorge Channel, the central group is often referred colloquially as part of the Triângulo group or just "The Triangle".

Church
Photo: Luissilveira, Public domain.

Scenic viewpoint
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is the highest mountain of , . Its elevation is 1,053 m. It is situated in the Norte Grande parish, municipality.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Urzelina and Calheta.

Village
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is a civil parish in the municipality of in the islands of the . The population in 2011 was 902, in an area of 13.69 km². is situated 6 km southwest of Norte Grande.

Town
Photo: Luissilveira, Public domain.
is a municipality on the island of São Jorge, in the autonomous region of . The municipality includes the eastern portion of the island of São Jorge and borders the municipality of . is situated 8 km southeast of Norte Grande.

Hamlet
Photo: Luissilveira, Public domain.
is a lagoon located in the parish of Ribeira Seca, on the north coast of the Portuguese island of . The lagoon was listed along with Lagoa da Caldeira as a "Wetland of International Importance" under the Ramsar Convention in 2005. is situated 9 km east of Norte Grande.

Norte Grande

Latitude
38.66946° or 38° 40′ 10″ north
Longitude
-28.06019° or 28° 3′ 37″ west
Elevation
449 metres (1,473 feet)
Open location code
89CHMW9Q+QW
Open­Street­Map ID
node 615076390
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
3372846
Wiki­data ID
Q2289248
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Turkish—“Norte Grande” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Norte Grande”
  • Cebuano: “Norte Grande”
  • Chechen: “Норте-Гранде”
  • Chinese: “Norte Grande”
  • Dutch: “Norte Grande (Azoren)”
  • Dutch: “Norte Grande”
  • French: “Norte Grande”
  • German: “Norte Grande”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Norte Grande”
  • Portuguese: “Neves”
  • Portuguese: “Norte Grande (Neves)”
  • Portuguese: “Norte Grande”
  • Russian: “Норте-Гранде”
  • Spanish: “Norte Grande”
  • Tatar: “Норте-Гранде”
  • Turkish: “Norte Grande”
  • “Norte Grande”

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