Calhau

Calhau is a hamlet in , . Calhau is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near the village .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Chapel of Santo António and Moinho de vento do Monte.

Church
Photo: Luissilveira, Public domain.
is a church.

Windmill
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a windmill.

Cave
Photo: Ulrich Thumult, CC BY-SA 4.0.
, is a lava cave, a geological formation of volcanic origin formed from the flow and cooling of subterranean magma rivers. This formation is located outside the parish of , in the municipality of Madalena, on the western flanks of the island of . is situated 3 km east of Calhau.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Madalena and Bandeiras.

Town
Photo: Guillaume Baviere, CC BY 2.0.
is a municipality along the western coast of the island of , in the Portuguese . It has 6,332 inhabitants as of 2021, in an area of 147.12 km2. is situated 6 km north of Calhau.

Village
Photo: Zeorymer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a civil parish in the municipality of Madalena on the island of in the . The population in 2011 was 626, in an area of 22.21 km². is situated 9 km northeast of Calhau.

Calhau

Latitude
38.48639° or 38° 29′ 11″ north
Longitude
-28.5382° or 28° 32′ 18″ west
Elevation
12 metres (39 feet)
Open location code
89CHFFP6+HP
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5979720177
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
9781738
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