Caldeirão
Caldeirão is a volcano in Capelo, Horta Municipality. Caldeirão is situated nearby to the hamlet Norte Pequeno, as well as near the village Capelo.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Capelinhos and Capelinhos Lighthouse.
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
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Volcano Interpretation Centre
Museum
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Capelinhos Volcano Interpretation Centre is a museum.
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.
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.
Caldeirão
- Type: Volcano
- Category: landform
- Location: Capelo, Horta Municipality, Azores, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
38.5945° or 38° 35′ 40″ northLongitude
-28.8038° or 28° 48′ 14″ westOpen location code
89CHH5VW+QFOpenStreetMap ID
node 3421713627OpenStreetMap feature
natural=volcano
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