Traditional Windmill, Faial Island, Azores, Portugal
Faial Island, also known in English as Fayal, is a Portuguese island of the Central group (Grupo Central) of the Azores. Its area is 173 km² and it is located 28.7° W longitude and 38.6° N latitude. The nearest island is Pico Island to the east. The island is also referred to as Ilha Azul (the "Blue Island"), by poet Raul Brandão, due to the large quantity of Hydrangeas that bloom during the summer months.
亚速尔群岛(葡萄牙语:Açores)是一位于北大西洋中央的群岛,为葡萄牙领土。面积共2,247平方公里。群岛由九个主要岛屿组成,包括圣米格尔、圣玛丽亚、法亚尔、皮库、圣若热、特塞拉、格拉西奥萨、弗洛里斯和科尔武。岛上地势崎岖、海岸陡峭,有许多火山锥、火口湖和热泉等。法亚尔岛是亚速尔群岛中最年轻的火山岛屿之一,长约20公里,由一座单一的玄武岩层火山形成。
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