Congro Lagoon

Congro Lagoon is a lake in Ponta Garça, Vila Franca do Campo Municipality. Congro Lagoon is situated nearby to the village Ribeira Seca, as well as near Ribeira das Tainhas.

Photo: Luissilveira, Public domain.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Our Lady of Peace Chapel and Mount Escuro.

Our Lady of Peace Chapel

Church

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Our Lady of Peace Chapel is a church.

Mount Escuro

Volcano

Photo: Luissilveira, Public domain.

Mount Escuro is a volcano.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vila Franca do Campo and Porto Formoso.

Vila Franca do Campo

Town

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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.

Porto Formoso

Village

Photo: Luissilveira, Public domain.

Porto Formoso is a civil parish in the municipality of Ribeira Grande in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. The population in 2011 was 1,265, in an area of 12.79 km2. Porto Formoso is situated 7 km north of Congro Lagoon.

São Miguel

Photo: Apeto, CC BY-SA 3.0.

São Miguel is the largest and most populous island of the Azores archipelago. Portuguese for Saint Michael, the island is also known by locals as "The Green Island". Most visitors arriving in the Azores will pass through São Miguel.

Congro Lagoon

Type: Lake
Also known as: “Lagoa do Congro”
Categories: volcanic crater lake and body of water
Location: Ponta Garça, Vila Franca do Campo Municipality, Azores, Islands of the Atlantic Ocean
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Latitude

37.75658° or 37° 45′ 24″ north

Longitude

-25.40782° or 25° 24′ 28″ west

Elevation

573 metres (1,880 feet)

Open location code

899PQH4R+JV

OpenStreetMap ID

way 37341221

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

OpenStreetMap feature

water=lake

GeoNames ID

3373171

Wikidata ID

Q1800476

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Satellite Map

Discover Congro Lagoon from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From German to Spanish—“Congro Lagoon” goes by many names.

German: “Lagoa do Congro”
Portuguese: “Lagoa do congro”
Portuguese: “Lagoa do Congro”
Spanish: “Laguna de Congro”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Ribeira Seca and Ribeira das Tainhas.

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