Faial Island
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Faial Island, also known as Fayal Island, is a Portuguese island contained within the Central Group or Grupo Central 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
Pico Island
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Pico Island is an island in the Central Group of the Portuguese Azores. The landscape features an eponymous volcano, Ponta do Pico, which is the highest mountain in Portugal, the Azores, and the highe
Faial Island
…The largest town on the island is Horta with a population of approximately 7,000 inhabitants. The nearby islands of Pico and São Jorge form an area commonly known as the Triângulo, or Triangle in English. Faial Island has also been referred to as the Ilha Azul, Blue Island…
The island of Pico, as seen from the north-west coast in the outskirts of Madalena with vineyards and Mount Pico in the background
A traditional windmill along the coast of Monte, in the municipality of Madalena
Convent of São Pedro de Alcântara, a 17th-century building