Capelinhos
The Capelinhos is a monogenetic volcano located on the western coast of Faial Island in the Azores. It is part of the larger volcanic complex of Capelo, which includes 20 scoria cones and lava fields that are aligned west-northwest to east-southeast from the Caldeira Volcano caldera.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Marlene Angeja, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Volcano with an elevation of 501 metres
- Description: mountain
- Also known as: “Capelinhos Mountain”, “Capelinhos Volcano”, “Volcano of Capelinhos”, and “Vulcao dos Capelinhos”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Capelinhos Lighthouse and Capelinhos Volcano Interpretation Centre.
Capelinhos Lighthouse
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Lighthouse of Ponta dos Capelinhos, or alternately Lighthouse of Capelinhos, is a former beacon/lighthouse located along the coastal peninsula of Ponta dos Capelinhos and Costa Nau, in the civil parish of Capelo, on the island of Faial in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores.
Capelinhos Volcano Interpretation Centre
Museum
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Capelinhos Volcano Interpretation Centre is a museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Capelo and Praia do Norte.
Capelo
Village
Photo: Marlene Angeja, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Capelo is a freguesia in the municipality of Horta on the island of Faial in the Azorean archipelago. The population in 2011 was 486, in an area of 26.64 km2.
Praia do Norte
Village
Photo: Luissilveira, Public domain.
Praia do Norte is a civil parish of the municipality of Horta, located along the northern coast between Cedros and Capelo, on the Portuguese island of Faial, in the archipelago of the Azores.
Capelinhos
- Categories: mountain, cape, tourism, tourist attraction, and landform
- Location: Capelo, Horta Municipality, Azores, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.60232° or 38° 36′ 8″ northLongitude
-28.83249° or 28° 49′ 57″ westElevation
501 metres (1,644 feet)Open location code
89CHJ529+W2OpenStreetMap ID
node 503415082OpenStreetMap feature
natural=volcanoOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionGeoNames ID
11875119Wikidata ID
Q1034530
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Satellite Map
Discover Capelinhos from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Catalan to Turkish—“Capelinhos” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Capelinhos”
- Chinese: “卡佩利尼奥山”
- Chinese: “卡佩利尼奧山”
- Dutch: “Capelinhos”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل كاپيلينهوس”
- French: “Capelinhos”
- French: “Ponta dos Capelinhos”
- German: “Capelinhos”
- Icelandic: “Capelinhos”
- Italian: “Capelinhos”
- Japanese: “カペリーニョス火山”
- Japanese: “カペリニョス山”
- Korean: “카펠리뉴스 화산”
- Ladin: “Capelinhos”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Capelinhos”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Capelinhos”
- Norwegian: “Capelinhos”
- Persian: “کاپلینوس”
- Portuguese: “Vulcão dos capelinhos”
- Portuguese: “Vulcão dos Capelinhos”
- Portuguese: “Zona Especial de Conservação da Caldeira e Capelinhos (Faial)”
- Slovenian: “Capelinhos”
- Spanish: “Capelinhos”
- Spanish: “Volcan de Capelinos”
- Spanish: “Volcan de Capeliños”
- Spanish: “Volcán de Capelinos”
- Spanish: “Volcán de Capeliños”
- Spanish: “Volcan de los Capelinhos”
- Spanish: “Volcán de los Capelinhos”
- Swedish: “Capelinhos”
- Swedish: “Vulcão dos Capelinhos”
- Turkish: “Capelinhos”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Norte Pequeno and Zona do Mistério do Capelo.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cabeço Sul and Cabeço Norte.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Capelinhos”. Photo: Marlene Angeja, CC BY-SA 2.0.