Clemente da Costa

Clemente da Costa is a locality in Água de Alto, Vila Franca do Campo Municipality. Clemente da Costa is situated nearby to the village Água de Alto, as well as near the locality Trinta Reis.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lagoon of Fire and Água de Pau Massif.

Lagoon of Fire

Lake

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Lagoa do Fogo is a crater lake within the Água de Pau Massif stratovolcano in the center of the island of São Miguel in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. Lagoon of Fire is situated 3½ km north of Clemente da Costa.

Água de Pau Massif

Volcano

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Água de Pau Massif is a stratovolcanic complex, located in the central part of the island of São Miguel, in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. More recognizable for the Lagoa do Fogo at its centre, the volcanic complex includes centuries of geomorphological structures that include lava domes, cones and encrusted lava flows that have marked its history from, the last, 45,000 years BC. Água de Pau Massif is situated 3½ km north of Clemente da Costa.

Church of Saint Michael the Archangel

Church

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Church of Saint Michael the Archangel is situated 3½ km southeast of Clemente da Costa.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vila Franca do Campo and Água de Pau.

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. Vila Franca do Campo is situated 3½ km southeast of Clemente da Costa.

Água de Pau

Town

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Água de Pau is a civil parish in the municipality of Lagoa in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. The population in 2011 was 3,058, in an area of 17.46 km2. It contains the localities Água de Pau, Caloura, Cerco, Cinzeiro, Galera and Jubileu. Água de Pau is situated 4 km west of Clemente da Costa.

São Miguel

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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.

Clemente da Costa

Type: Locality
Location: Água de Alto, Vila Franca do Campo Municipality, Azores, Islands of the Atlantic Ocean
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Latitude

37.73333° or 37° 44′ north

Longitude

-25.46667° or 25° 28′ west

Elevation

262 metres (860 feet)

Open location code

899PPGMM+88

GeoNames ID

3373178

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