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.
- Volcano rising to 501 metres (1,644 feet)
- Description: mountain
- Also known as“Capelinhos Mountain”“Capelinhos Volcano”“Volcano of Capelinhos”“Vulcao dos Capelinhos”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Capelinhos Lighthouse and Capelinhos Volcano Interpretation Centre.
Capelinhos Lighthouse
The Lighthouse of Ponta dos Capelinhos, or alternately…
Capelinhos Volcano Interpretation Centre
Museum
Capelinhos Volcano Interpretation Centre is a museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Capelo and Praia do Norte.
Praia do Norte
Village
Luissilveira, Public domain.
Praia do Norte is a civil parish of the municipality…
Capelinhos
- Categories
- Location
- View on OpenStreetMap
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Latitude
38.60232° or 38° 36′ 8″ north
Longitude
-28.83249° or 28° 49′ 57″ west
Open location code
89CHJ529+W2
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=volcano
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
Satellite Map
Discover this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Arabic to Turkish—“Capelinhos” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “كابيلينوس”
- Asturian: “Capelinhos”
- 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.
Azores: Highlights
Learn more about Terceira and Ponta Delgada.
Curious Volcanoes to Discover
Uncover intriguing volcanoes from every corner of the globe.