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Ilha de São Miguel, Ribeira Grande (Conceição), Ribeira Grande, Azores, Portugal


Alternative Names:Ilha de Sao Miguel, Ilha de São Miguel, Isla de Sao Miguel, Isla de São Miguel, San Miguel Island, Sao Miguel, Sao Miguel Island, São Miguel, São Miguel Island, sanmigeru dao, סאו מיגל, サンミゲル島
Type:Island - a tract of land, smaller than a continent, surrounded by water at high water
Mindat Locality:São Miguel, Azores, Portugal
Mindat.org Region:São Miguel, Azores, Portugal
Region:Ribeira Grande (Conceição), Ribeira Grande, Azores, Portugal
Latitude:37° 46' 34" N
Longitude:25° 29' 42" W
Lat/Long (dec):37.77614,-25.49515
Köppen climate type:Csb : Warm-summer Mediterranean climate
Population:137,830 (2018)
Mindat Feature ID:3372598
Long-form Identifier:mindat:2:6:3372598:5
GUID:0
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LocalityLatitudeLongitudeDistanceBearing
Pumice quarry, Ribeira Grande, São Miguel, Azores, Portugal37° 47' 26" N25° 29' 40" W1.6km (1.0 miles)
Ruins of Lombadas syenite xenolith occurrence, Ribeira Grande, São Miguel, Azores, Portugal37° 46' 25" N25° 27' 30" W3.2km (2.0 miles)
Monte Escuro quarry, Monte Escuro, Vila Franca do Campo, São Miguel, Azores, Portugal37° 46' 53" N25° 26' 15" W5.1km (3.2 miles)
Monte Escuro, Vila Franca do Campo, São Miguel, Azores, Portugal37° 46' 53" N25° 26' 7" W5.3km (3.3 miles)
Hot springs, Furnas Lake, Furnas, Povoação, São Miguel, Azores, Portugal37° 46' 6" N25° 19' 54" W14.4km (8.9 miles)
Caldeiras das Furnas, Furnas, Povoação, São Miguel, Azores, Portugal37° 46' 2" N25° 19' 31" W15.0km (9.3 miles)
Sete Cidades Volcano, Sete Cidades, Ponta Delgada, São Miguel, Azores, Portugal37° 52' 10" N25° 46' 48" W27.1km (16.8 miles)
Mosteiros Beach, Mosteiros, Ponta Delgada, São Miguel, Azores, Portugal37° 53' 18" N25° 49' 26" W31.5km (19.6 miles)
Mosteiros Natural Pools, Mosteiros, Ponta Delgada, São Miguel, Azores, Portugal37° 53' 53" N25° 49' 19" W31.8km (19.7 miles)
Ponta da Ferraria, Ginetes, Ponta Delgada, São Miguel, Azores, Portugal37° 51' 38" N25° 51' 6" W32.7km (20.3 miles)
Formigas Banks, Azores, Portugal37° 16' 0" N24° 46' 0" W85.7km (53.2 miles)
Poço da Pedreira quarry, Santa Bárbara, Vila do Porto, Santa Maria, Azores, Portugal36° 58' 54" N25° 3' 38" W96.3km (59.9 miles)
Santa Bárbara, Vila do Porto, Santa Maria, Azores, Portugal36° 58' 45" N25° 3' 57" W96.4km (59.9 miles)
Pico do Facho, Vila do Porto, Vila do Porto, Santa Maria, Azores, Portugal36° 57' 0" N25° 7' 59" W97.3km (60.4 miles)
Pedreira do Campo, Vila do Porto, Vila do Porto, Santa Maria, Azores, Portugal36° 56' 48" N25° 8' 6" W97.5km (60.6 miles)
Santo Espírito, Vila do Porto, Santa Maria, Azores, Portugal36° 57' 21" N25° 2' 29" W99.6km (61.9 miles)
Monte Brasil Peninsula, Sé, Angra do Heroísmo, Terceira, Azores, Portugal38° 38' 35" N27° 13' 35" W179.4km (111.4 miles)
Algar do Carvão, Angra do Heroísmo, Terceira, Azores, Portugal38° 43' 39" N27° 12' 53" W183.7km (114.1 miles)
Pico Alto Volcano, Agualva, Praia da Vitória, Terceira, Azores, Portugal38° 45' 21" N27° 13' 28" W186.2km (115.7 miles)
Galeria da Queimada lava tube, Praia da Vitória, Terceira, Azores, Portugal38° 45' 20" N27° 15' 26" W188.5km (117.1 miles)
Pico Gordo, Terceira, Azores, Portugal38° 45' 33" N27° 15' 35" W188.9km (117.4 miles)
Buracos cave, Praia da Vitória, Terceira, Azores, Portugal38° 45' 53" N27° 15' 23" W189.0km (117.4 miles)
Branca Opala lava tube, Praia da Vitória, Terceira, Azores, Portugal38° 47' 4" N27° 15' 12" W190.1km (118.1 miles)
Ponta da Serreta, Serreta, Angra do Heroísmo, Terceira, Azores, Portugal38° 46' 1" N27° 22' 34" W197.8km (122.9 miles)

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Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

RegionType
African PlateTectonic Plate
Azores Plateau, Atlantic OceanOceanic Crust
EuropeContinent
PortugalCountry
Azores, PortugalAutonomous Region
São Miguel, Azores, PortugalIsland
Água de Pau Volcano, São Miguel, Azores, PortugalVolcanic Complex
Ribeira Grande, São Miguel, Azores, PortugalMunicipality

Regions in GADM Database

RegionGADM number
Portugal, Azores, Ribeira Grande182.3.46.0.0.0
Portugal, Azores, Ribeira Grande, Ribeira Grande (Conceição)182.3.46.420.0.0
 
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