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Algar

General information - Location

CountryPortugal
Location in country West
Location in Europe South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)Long: -28.6699,Lat: 38.53 marker
Elevation14 meter above sea level
Local time18:09:55pm
At islandFaial
Name province/region (Região Autónoma)Região Autónoma Dos Açores
Wiki-website Ilha (Ilha)Ilha do Faial
Name Sub(sub)region - municipalityHorta
Name FreguesiaFeteira
Other place with same name 1 Algar Andalucía - Cádiz

Nearest 5 places
Placename Distance Direction
1 Granja0.5 km NorthNorthWest
2 Portela0.7 km NorthNorthEast
3 Feteira0.9 km WestSouthWest
4 Lajinha1.1 km SouthEast
5 São Pedro1.1 km WestNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals
Capitalname Country Distance Direction
1 LisboaPortugal1692 km EastSouthEast
2 Gibraltar   Gibraltar2087 km EastSouthEast
3 Madrid   Spain2139 km EastSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Algar lies at the Atlantic Ocean (direction SouthSouthWest).

The nearest vulcano (within 50 km) is the Cabeço Gordo (Stratovolcano) at a distance of 9.7 km (direction North). The most nearby international border is the Portugese-Spanish border with a straight distance of 1701.2 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 2382 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 3%, low location: 51%, hill: 35%, low mountains: 11%, The hills are mainly southern orientated.The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised). The most common land use in the area is .
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport João Paulo II Airport (at a distance of 279 km and direction SouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Horta Airport (at a distance of 4.1 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

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Location of Algar in country Portugal


Algar at Physical map (height map)

Height map of Algar Portugal Location marker for Algar

© GTOPO30 DEM courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey


Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Name Country Distance Direction
1 Landscape of the Pico Island Vineyard CulturePortugal11 km SouthEast
2 Central Zone of the Town of Angra do Heroismo in the AzoresPortugal125 km EastSouthEast
3 Laurisilva of MadeiraPortugal1267 km SouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area
Sitename Country Distance Direction
Monte da Guia - Ilha do FaialPT0.6 km SouthWest

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