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Vila Franca do Campo Municipality
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Água de Pau Massif

Água de Pau Massif is a stratovolcanic complex, located in the central part of the island of , in the archipelago of the . More recognizable for the at its centre, the volcanic complex includes centuries of geomorphological structures that include lava domes, cones and encrusted lava flows that have marked its history from, the last, 45,000 years BC.
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  • Type: Volcano with an elevation of 947 metres
  • Description: Stratovolcano in São Miguel Island
  • Also known as: “Agua de Pau”, “Água de Pau”, “Agua de Pau volcano”, “Água de Pau volcano”, and “Fogo volcano”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lagoon of Fire and Termas das Caldeiras da Ribeira Grande.

Lake
Photo: Apeto, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lagoa do Fogo is a crater lake within the stratovolcano in the center of the island of in the archipelago of the .

Photo: JCNazza, CC BY 3.0.

Volcano
Photo: Luissilveira, Public domain.
is a volcano.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include São Miguel and Vila Franca do Campo.

Photo: Apeto, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the largest and most populous island of the archipelago. Portuguese for Saint Michael, the island is also known by locals as "The Green Island". Most visitors arriving in the Azores will pass through .

Town
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is a Portuguese town on the island of São Miguel in the Autonomous Region of the . It covers an area of 78.00 km² and has a population of 10,323 inhabitants.

Town
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY 2.0.
is a civil parish in the municipality of Lagoa in the archipelago of the . The population in 2011 was 3,058, in an area of 17.46 km2. It contains the localities , Caloura, Cerco, Cinzeiro, Galera and Jubileu.

Água de Pau Massif

Latitude
37.7655° or 37° 45′ 56″ north
Longitude
-25.4747° or 25° 28′ 29″ west
Elevation
947 metres (3,107 feet)
Open location code
899PQG8G+54
Open­Street­Map ID
node 10265501084
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­volcano
Wiki­data ID
Q2301875
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Swedish—“Água de Pau Massif” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Água de Pau”
  • Cebuano: “Água de Pau”
  • Czech: “Água de Pau”
  • Dutch: “Agua de Pau”
  • Dutch: “Água de Pau”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل اجوا د پاو”
  • French: “Agua de Pau”
  • French: “Água de Pau”
  • Galician: “Água de Pau”
  • German: “Agua de Pau”
  • German: “Água de Pau”
  • Ladin: “Água de Pau”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Agua de Pau”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Água de Pau”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Vulkanen Água de Pau”
  • Polish: “Água de Pau”
  • Portuguese: “Água de Pau”
  • Russian: “Агуа-де-Пау”
  • Slovak: “Agua de Pau”
  • Spanish: “Agua de Pau”
  • Spanish: “Água de Pau”
  • Spanish: “Macizo de Água de Pau”
  • Swedish: “Água de Pau”

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