Furnas Lagoon
Furnas Lagoon is a lake in Azores. Furnas Lagoon is situated nearby to the hamlet Fogo, as well as near the village Ribeira Quente.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Lake
- Description: crater lake
- Also known as: “Furnas Lake”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Chapel of Nossa Senhora das Vitórias and Mata Jardim José do Canto.
Chapel of Nossa Senhora das Vitórias
Church
Photo: Luissilveira, Public domain.
The Chapel of Nossa Senhora das Vitórias, dedicated to Our Lady of the Victories, a small funerary chapel on the southwestern corner of Lagoa das Furnas in the civil parish of Furnas, on the Azorean island of São Miguel.
Mata Jardim José do Canto
Garden
Photo: Ymblanter, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mata Jardim José do Canto is a garden.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Furnas and Povoação.
Furnas
Photo: Ymblanter, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Furnas is a village in the Azores archipelago on the island of São Miguel, and was home to 1,450 people in 2011. It is famous for its geothermal activity.
Povoação
Town
Povoação is a municipality located in the southeastern corner of the island of São Miguel in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. The population in 2011 was 6,327, in an area of 106.41 km2. Povoação is situated 8 km east of Furnas Lagoon.
Vila Franca do Campo
Town
Photo: Ymblanter, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Vila Franca do Campo is a Portuguese town on the island of São Miguel in the Autonomous Region of the Azores. It covers an area of 78.00 km² and has a population of 10,323 inhabitants. Vila Franca do Campo is situated 10 km southwest of Furnas Lagoon.
Furnas Lagoon
- Categories: volcanic crater lake and body of water
- Location: Azores, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.75965° or 37° 45′ 35″ northLongitude
-25.33348° or 25° 20′ 1″ westElevation
299 metres (981 feet)Open location code
899PQM58+VJOpenStreetMap ID
way 26794074OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=lakeGeoNames ID
3373024Wikidata ID
Q1475035
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Spanish—“Furnas Lagoon” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Lagoa das Furnas”
- German: “Furnas-See (Azoren)”
- German: “Furnas-See”
- Japanese: “フルナス湖”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Lagoa das Furnas”
- Norwegian: “Lagoa das Furnas”
- Portuguese: “Lagoa das Furnas”
- Spanish: “Laguna de Furnas”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Fogo and Ribeira Quente.
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