Youtube Faial Video - Movie
For a detailed description of this island, see our info-island-page:Faial
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Physical characteristics - LocationCoordinates: | long: -28.70024 lat : 38.57812 | Coordinates (gr,min,sec): WGS84 | long: -28°42'0.8676 lat : 38°34'41.2356 | Surface area: | 173.1 km2 (0.456 x Isle of Wight) | Length coastline: | 75 km | Average height: | 329 metre | Length island: | 21.2 km | Maximum width island (estimate): | 16.3 km | Name : | Cabeço Gordo (1043 metre) | Orientation island: | West-northwest - East-southeast |
Demographic data islandHabited: | Yes | Number of inhabitants: | 15038 | Population density: | 86.90 inh/km2 | Important places (direction): | Salao (N), Ribeininha ( O), Praia do Norte (NW) |
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Naming - Location
Relief: Height Classes in percentages
Relief: Slope Classes in percentages
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Weather at Faial
The weather type in Horta Municipality | light rain | | Current temperature: | 15 degrees Celcius
| Precipitation last 3 hours: | No precipitation | Wind: | 6.71 meter per second (Wind force - bft 4)
| Winddirection: | Southwest | Atmospheric pressure: | 1003 mb
| Humidity: | 87 %
| Daylength at 2 November 2024: | 10 hour and 31 minutes | Sunrise: | 09:22 Europe/Amsterdam | Sunset: | 19:53 Europe/Amsterdam | Weather-page: Faial
The weather for the next few hours
Horta Municipality - PT (longitude: -28.7002, latitude: 38.5781) Distance weather station to the center island (direction NW): not known
13:00 15 degrees Celcius 1001 mbar light rain | 16:00 15 degrees Celcius 998 mbar light rain | 19:00 15 degrees Celcius 997 mbar light rain | 22:00 14 degrees Celcius 995 mbar light rain | 1:00 15 degrees Celcius 997 mbar moderate rain |
Climate: Temperature and Precipitation
Transport on your island-holidayDirectly accessible from Western Europe (The Netherlands) by plane: | No | International airport present : | No | Accessible by car: | No | Distance from Western Europe (The Netherlands) (rough estimate): | 3856 km | Ferry connection - Car - Car - with mainland: | No | Boat Connection - pedestrian - with mainland: | No | Bicycle facilities: | No |
island-Island, island-Tourism - island-attractions
island accommodation: Hotel ,Holiday Home, Camping Hotel |
Hotel at Faial booking.com
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Camping | Not known
| Holiday Home | | Bed & Breakfast | | accommodation-page | Faial
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Social media - Multimedia
Videos youtube Faial
Photos (Flickr) of the place Faial
Bings maps Faial
Mapquest Faial
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