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Faial
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Island
(
Ilha
)
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Island of Faial, as seen from the summit of the island of
Pico
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Official name:
Ilha do Faial
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Name origin:
fayal
,
Portuguese
common name for
Faya trees
(
Myrica faya
), the
endemic
plant species commonly discovered during the early settlement of the island
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Nickname:
Ilha Azul
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Autonomous Region
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Azores
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Islands
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Central Group
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Location
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Azores Platform,
Mid-Atlantic Ridge,
Atlantic Ocean
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Archipelago
|
Azores
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Municipalities
|
Horta
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Civil Parishes
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Angustias
,
Capelo
,
Castelo Branco
,
Cedros
,
Conceicao
,
Feteira
,
Flamengos
,
Matriz
,
Praia do Almoxarife
,
Pedro Miguel
,
Praia do Norte
,
Ribeirinha
,
Salao
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Cabeco Gordo
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- elevation
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- coordinates
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38°34′33″N
28°42′45″W
/
38.57583°N 28.71250°W
/
38.57583; -28.71250
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Sea level
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- location
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Atlantic Ocean
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- elevation
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21.20 km
(13 mi)
, West-East
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Width
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16.29 km
(10 mi)
, North-South
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173.06
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(67
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)
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Temperate,
Mediterranean
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Geology
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Alkali basalt,
Tephra,
Trachyte,
Trachybasalt
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Orogeny
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Volcanism
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Period
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Holocene
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Demonym
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Faialense
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Ethnic groups
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Portuguese
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Population
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14,875 (2001)
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Density
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85.46 /km2 (221.34 /sq mi)
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Largest city
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Horta (pop. 9,563)
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Location of the island of Faial in the archipelago of the Azores
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Wikimedia Commons:
Island of Faial (Azores)
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