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Sailing to São Miguel: SailingEurope Group
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island São Miguel
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Youtube São Miguel Video - Movie
For a detailed description of this island, see our info-island-page:São Miguel
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Physical characteristics - Location| Coordinates: | long: -25.48145 lat : 37.79635 | | Coordinates (gr,min,sec): | long: -25°28'5.3202 lat : 37°47'46.8528 | | Surface area: | 744.7 km2 (1.961 x Isle of Wight) | | Length coastline: | 205.2 km | | Average height: | 335 metre | | Length island: | 63.5 km | | Maximum width island (estimate): | 15.6 km | | Name : | Pico da Vara (1105 metre) | | Orientation island: | North-northwest - East |
Demographic data island| Habited: | Yes | | Number of inhabitants: | 137699 | | Population density: | 184.4 inh/km2 | | Important places (direction): | Ribeira Grande (N), Vila Franca do Campo Z) |
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Naming - Location| Local native name: | São Miguel | | Archipelago (island group): | Azores | Neighboring islands
(Island hopping): | 1) Ilhéu de Vila Franca 12.6 km South
2) Santa Maria 101.6 km South
3) Terceira 186.1 km NorthNorthWest
4) São Jorge 245.7 km NorthWest
5) Pico 259 km NorthWest
| | Country: | Portugal | | Location in Country: | West-northwest | | Name Região Autónoma: | Autonomous Region Azores | | Name Concelho: | municipalities : 1) Ponta Delgada 2) Ribeira Grande 3) Nordeste 4) Lagoa 5) Vila Franca do Campo 6) Povoação | | Main place: | Ponta Delgada | | Location Main place: | South-southwest | | Sea: | Atlantic Ocean | | Distance to main land: | 1364 km | | Nearest Country: | Portugal | | Type Rock outcrop: | vulcanic | | island-Type: | island in sea | | Remarks: | Largest island and also most populated of the archipelago |
Relief: Height Classes in percentages
Relief: Slope Classes in percentages
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Weather at São Miguel
| The weather type in Ribeira Grande | few clouds |  | | Current temperature: | 14 degrees Celcius
| | Precipitation last 3 hours: | No precipitation | | Wind: | 2.6 meter per second (Wind force - bft 2)
| | Winddirection: | North-northwest | | Atmospheric pressure: | 1032 mb
| | Humidity: | 71 %
| | Daylength at 17 January 2019: | 9 hour and 54 minutes | | Sunrise: | 09:55 Europe/Amsterdam | | Sunset: | 19:49 Europe/Amsterdam |
Weather-page: São Miguel
Climate: Temperature and Precipitation
Transport on your island-holiday| Directly accessible from Western Europe (The Netherlands) by plane: | Yes | | International airport present : | Yes | | Accessible by car: | No | | Distance from Western Europe (The Netherlands) (rough estimate): | 3667 km | | Ferry connection - Car - Car - with mainland: | No | | Boat Connection - pedestrian - with mainland: | No | | Bicycle facilities: | Yes |
island-Sights, island-Tourism - island-attractions
island accommodation: Hotel ,Holiday Home, Camping  Hotel |
Hotel at São Miguel booking.com
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 Hotel | Not known
| | Holiday Home | | | Bed & Breakfast | | | accommodation-page | São Miguel
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Social media - Multimedia
 Videos youtube São Miguel
 Photos (Flickr) of the place São Miguel
Bings maps São Miguel
Mapquest São Miguel
Loc.Alize.us São Miguel
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