Gruta do Cabeço do Canto
Gruta do Cabeço do Canto is a cave in Capelo, Horta Municipality. Gruta do Cabeço do Canto is situated nearby to the shipyard Oficina de Botes Baleeiros do Capelo, as well as near the church Império do Divino Espírito Santo do Norte Pequeno.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cabeço do Canto and Capelinhos.
Capelinhos
Volcano
Photo: Marlene Angeja, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
Capelinhos Lighthouse
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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 Lighthouse is situated 1¼ km west of Gruta do Cabeço do Canto.
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. Capelo is situated 2½ km southeast of Gruta do Cabeço do Canto.
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. Praia do Norte is situated 5 km east of Gruta do Cabeço do Canto.
Gruta do Cabeço do Canto
- Type: Cave
- Category: landform
- Location: Capelo, Horta Municipality, Azores, Islands of the Atlantic Ocean
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Latitude
38.59957° or 38° 35′ 58″ northLongitude
-28.81293° or 28° 48′ 47″ westOpen location code
89CHH5XP+RROpenStreetMap ID
node 1879071070OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entrance
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cabeço do Canto and Oficina de Botes Baleeiros do Capelo.
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