Furnas do Enxofre
Furnas do Enxofre is in Posto Santo, Angra do Heroísmo. Furnas do Enxofre is situated nearby to the locality Mistérios Negros, as well as near the village Posto Santo.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Algar do Carvão and Caldeira de Guilherme Moniz.
Algar do Carvão
Sinkhole
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Algar do Carvão is an ancient lava tube or volcanic vent located in the central part of the island of Terceira in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. It lies within the civil parish of Porto Judeu in the municipality of Angra do Heroísmo.
Caldeira de Guilherme Moniz
Volcano
Photo: Luissilveira, Public domain.
Caldeira de Guilherme Moniz is a volcano, which is situated 2½ km southeast of Furnas do Enxofre.
Gruta do Natal
Cave
Photo: Luissilveira, Public domain.
Gruta do Natal, also known as Galeria Negra or Gruta do Cavalo, is a cave system in municipality of Praia da Vitória, on the island of Terceira in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. Gruta do Natal is situated 3½ km west of Furnas do Enxofre.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Altares and São Bartolomeu de Regatos.
Altares
Village
Photo: Luissilveira, Public domain.
Altares is a freguesia in the municipality of Angra do Heroísmo on the Portuguese island of Terceira in the archipelago of the Azores. The population in 2011 was 901, in an area of 28.22 km2. Altares is situated 8 km northwest of Furnas do Enxofre.
São Bartolomeu de Regatos
Village
Photo: Luissilveira, Public domain.
São Bartolomeu de Regatos is a parish in the municipality of Angra do Heroísmo on the island of Terceira in the Azores. The population in 2011 was 1,983, in an area of 25.00 km². São Bartolomeu de Regatos is situated 8 km southwest of Furnas do Enxofre.
Nossa Senhora da Conceição
Village
Photo: Carlos Luis M C da Cruz, Public domain.
Nossa Senhora da Conceição is a parish in the municipality of Angra do Heroísmo on the island of Terceira located in the Azores. Nossa Senhora da Conceição is situated 8 km south of Furnas do Enxofre.
Furnas do Enxofre
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: protected area in Portugal
- Categories: natural monument and tourism
- Location: Posto Santo, Angra do Heroísmo, Terceira, Azores, Islands of the Atlantic Ocean
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Latitude
38.72972° or 38° 43′ 47″ northLongitude
-27.23201° or 27° 13′ 55″ westElevation
547 metres (1,795 feet)Open location code
89CJPQH9+V5OpenStreetMap ID
node 4466310871OpenStreetMap feature
natural=fumaroleOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionGeoNames ID
11961373Wikidata ID
Q10286654
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Japanese to Spanish—“Furnas do Enxofre” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “フルナス・ド・エンジョフレ”
- Portuguese: “Furnas do enxofre”
- Portuguese: “Furnas do Enxofre”
- Spanish: “Furnas do Enxofre”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Mistérios Negros and Posto Santo.
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