Faial

Faial is an island in the archipelago, an autonomous region of . Horta, the legislative capital of the Azores, is the sole municipality on the island.
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  • Island
  • …has about 14,900 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 810 metres (2,650 feet)
  • Description: Portuguese island of the Central Group of the Azores
  • Also known as
    “Faial Island”
    “Fayal”
    “Fayal Island”

Places of Interest

Discover Cabeço Gordo.
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Peak
is the highest point in the island of Faial, measuring 1,043 metres above sea level.
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Latitude
38.5774° or 38° 34′ 39″ north
Longitude
-28.6999° or 28° 41′ 60″ west
Open location code
89CHH8G2+W2
Geo­Names ID
Wiki­data ID

Satellite Map

See this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Basque to Ukrainian—“Faial” goes by many names.
FaialBasque
Faial uharteaBasque
Востраў ФаялBelarusian
ФаялBelarusian
FaialCatalan
Illa de FaialCatalan
Ilha do FaialCebuano
法亚尔岛Chinese
法亞爾島Chinese
FaialCzech
FaialDutch
FaialEsperanto
FaialEstonian
FaialFinnish
Illa do FaialGalician
Νήσος ΦαϊάλGreek
ΦαϊάλGreek
פאיאלHebrew
FaialHungarian
FaialIcelandic
Pulau FaialIndonesian
FaialItalian
ファイアル島Japanese
파이알섬Korean
FajalaLatvian
FajalasLithuanian
ФајалMacedonian
Фајал (остров)Macedonian
FaialNorwegian
FaialNorwegian Bokmål
FaialNorwegian Nynorsk
FayalNorwegian Nynorsk
Isle FaialNovial
جزیره فیالیPersian
FaialPolish
Insula FaialRomanian
ФайялRussian
ФаялRussian
FaialSlovenian
Faial (otok)Slovenian
FaialSwahili
FaialSwedish
เกาะฟายาลThai
เกาะไฟยัลThai
FaialTurkish
Faial AdasıTurkish
ФаялUkrainian

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Alto do Chão and Quebrada.
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Azores: Highlights

Learn more about Terceira and Ponta Delgada.
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