Pico da Esperança

Pico da Esperança is the highest mountain of São Jorge Island, Azores. Its elevation is 1,053 m. It is situated in the Norte Grande parish, Velas municipality.

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Type: Mountain with an elevation of 1,054 metres
Description: mountain in São Jorge, Azores, Portugal
Also known as: “Pico da Esperanca”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Church of Santo António and Pico das Caldeirinhas (Urzelina).

Church of Santo António

Church

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Church of Santo António is situated 3 km northeast of Pico da Esperança.

Pico das Caldeirinhas (Urzelina)

Volcano

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Pico das Caldeirinhas (Urzelina) is a volcano, which is situated 3½ km northwest of Pico da Esperança.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Urzelina and Calheta.

Urzelina is a civil parish in the municipality of Velas in the Portuguese islands of the Azores. The population in 2011 was 902, in an area of 13.69 km². Urzelina is situated 3½ km west of Pico da Esperança.

Calheta

Town

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Calheta is a municipality on the island of São Jorge, in the Portuguese autonomous region of Azores. The municipality includes the eastern portion of the island of São Jorge and borders the municipality of Velas. Calheta is situated 8 km southeast of Pico da Esperança.

Santo Amaro

Village

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Santo Amaro is a parish in the district of Velas in the Azores. The population in 2011 was 862, in an area of 22.53 km². It contains the localities Areias, Biscoitos, Boa Hora and Santo Amaro. Santo Amaro is situated 9 km west of Pico da Esperança.

Pico da Esperança

Categories: mountain and landform
Location: Norte Grande, Velas Municipality, Azores, Islands of the Atlantic Ocean
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Latitude

38.65594° or 38° 39′ 21″ north

Longitude

-28.0868° or 28° 5′ 13″ west

Elevation

1,054 metres (3,458 feet)

Open location code

89CHMW47+97

GeoNames ID

9781909

Wikidata ID

Q7191024

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Spanish—“Pico da Esperança” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Pico da Esperanca”
Dutch: “Pico da Esperanca”
Dutch: “Pico da Esperança”
Egyptian Arabic: “جبل پيكو دا اسپيرانكا”
German: “Pico da Esperança”
Indonesian: “Pico da Esperança”
Japanese: “エスペランサ山”
Ladin: “Pico da Esperança”
Norwegian Nynorsk: “Pico da Esperança”
Persian: “پیکو دا اسپرانسا”
Portuguese: “Área Protegida do Pico da Esperança e Planalto Central de São Jorge”
Portuguese: “Pico da Esperança”
Russian: “Пику-да-Эшперанса”
Spanish: “Pico da Esperanca”
Spanish: “Pico da Esperança”
Spanish: “Pico de la Esperanza”

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