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Luz

General information - Location

CountryPortugal
Location in country West
Location in Europe South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)Long: -27.9936,Lat: 39.0252 marker
Elevation155 meter above sea level
Local time18:41:27pm
At islandGraciosa
Name province/region (Região Autónoma)Região Autónoma Dos Açores
Wiki-website Ilha (Ilha)Ilha da Graciosa
Name Sub(sub)region - municipalitySanta Cruz da Graciosa
Name FreguesiaLuz
Other place with same name 1 Luz Continente - Braga
Other place with same name 2 Luz Continente - Évora
Other place with same name 3 Luz Continente - Faro

Nearest 5 places
Placename Distance Direction
1 Fonte do Mato2.4 km NorthEast
2 Praia3.4 km EastNorthEast
3 Lagoa3.8 km NorthEast
4 Caminho do Pontal4 km North
5 Caminho da Igreja5.2 km North

Nearest 3 capitals
Capitalname Country Distance Direction
1 LisboaPortugal1631 km EastSouthEast
2 Gibraltar   Gibraltar2031 km EastSouthEast
3 Madrid   Spain2072 km EastSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Luz lies at the Atlantic Ocean (direction WestSouthWest).

The nearest vulcano (within 50 km) is the Graciosa (Stratovolcano) at a distance of 2.1 km (direction SouthEast). The most nearby international border is the Portugese-Spanish border with a straight distance of 1631.1 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 2283 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 2%, low location: 63%, hill: 35%, The hills are mainly northeastern orientated. 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 253 km and direction SouthSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Graciosa Airport (at a distance of 8.3 km in Northern direction).

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Location of Luz in country Portugal


Luz at Physical map (height map)

Height map of Luz Portugal Location marker for Luz

© 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 CulturePortugal72 km WestSouthWest
2 Central Zone of the Town of Angra do Heroismo in the AzoresPortugal81 km SouthSouthEast
3 Laurisilva of MadeiraPortugal1243 km SouthSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area
Sitename Country Distance Direction
Ponta Branca - Ilha GraciosaPT2.8 km WestNorthWest

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