The Caldeira Volcano is the highest mountain, massive stratovolcano and the largest geomorphological structure that forms the island of Faial. The mountain's highest point, Cabeço Gordo, reaches 1,043 metres (3,422 ft) above sea level. One of the most notable features of this volcano is its two kilometer wide caldera, that is 400 m (1,300 ft) in depth below the crater rim.
Caldeira Volcano seen from space
Panoramic view of the volcano.
The volcano's bowl-shaped caldeira preventing fog from escaping
Faial Island, also known in English as Fayal, is a Portuguese island of the Central Group of the Azores, in the Atlantic Ocean.
Faial, as seen from the island of Pico
During the War of 1812, British ships Plantagenet, Rota, and Carnation attacked the American privateer General Armstrong on 26 September 1814 in the Fayal harbour
The bark Azor, the most popular of all the Fayal ships
Radar image of Faial Island