Cabeço Gordo
| Cabeço Gordo | ||
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 View from the south into the caldera |
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| height | 1043 m | |
| location | Azores island of Faial | |
| Coordinates | 38 ° 34 '37 " N , 28 ° 42' 49" W | |
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| Type | Stratovolcano | |
| Last eruption | 1957/58 | |
The Cabeço Gordo , in free translation from Portuguese fat head , is the highest mountain on the island of Faial , Azores . It belongs to the municipality of Capelo .
The crater rim of the volcano rises to a height of 1043 m, the Caldeira has a diameter of 2 km and the basin drops steeply 400 m. This main crater shapes the island of Faial, but is only part of a herd migrating in a westerly direction. The last eruption occurred in 1957/58, creating the 2.4 km² Capelinhos .
Web links
Commons : Caldeira (Faial) - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Faial in the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution (English)