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Sailing to Pico: SailingEurope Group
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island Pico
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Youtube Pico Video - Movie
For a detailed description of this island, see our info-island-page:Pico
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Physical characteristics - Location| Coordinates: | long: -28.33248 lat : 38.46938 | | Coordinates (gr,min,sec): | long: -28°19'56.9352 lat : 38°28'0.975 | | Surface area: | 445 km2 (1.172 x Isle of Wight) | | Length coastline: | 136.3 km | | Average height: | 468 metre | | Length island: | 46.2 km | | Maximum width island (estimate): | 15.9 km | | Name : | Mount Pico (2351 metre) | | Orientation island: | Northwest - East-southeast |
Demographic data island| Habited: | Yes | | Number of inhabitants: | 14144 | | Population density: | 31.6 inh/km2 | | Important places (direction): | Sao Roque do Pico (N), Lajes do Pico (Z) |
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Naming - Location| Local native name: | Pico | | Archipelago (island group): | Azores | Neighboring islands
(Island hopping): | 1) São Jorge 28.1 km EastNorthEast
2) Faial 40.1 km NorthWest
3) Graciosa 67.8 km NorthEast
4) Terceira 95.5 km EastSouthEast
5) São Miguel 259 km SouthEast
| | Country: | Portugal | | Location in Country: | West-northwest | | Name Região Autónoma: | Autonomous Region Azores | | Name Concelho: | municipalites : 1) Velas 2) Calheta | | Main place: | Madalena | | Location Main place: | West-northwest | | Sea: | Atlantic Ocean | | Distance to main land: | 1606 km | | Nearest Country: | Portugal | | Type Rock outcrop: | vulcanic | | island-Type: | island in sea |
Relief: Height Classes in percentages
Relief: Slope Classes in percentages
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Weather at Pico
| The weather type in São Roque do Pico | few clouds |  | | Current temperature: | 25 degrees Celcius
| | Precipitation last 3 hours: | No precipitation | | Wind: | 3.1 meter per second (Wind force - bft 2)
| | Winddirection: | Southeast | | Atmospheric pressure: | 1028 mb
| | Humidity: | 78 %
| | Daylength at 23 September 2018: | 12 hour and 5 minutes | | Sunrise: | 09:42 Europe/Amsterdam | | Sunset: | 21:47 Europe/Amsterdam |
Weather-page: Pico
Climate: Temperature and Precipitation
Transport on your island-holiday| Directly accessible from Western Europe (The Netherlands) by plane: | No | | International airport present : | No | | Accessible by car: | No | | Distance from Western Europe (The Netherlands) (rough estimate): | 3835 km | | Ferry connection - Car - Car - with mainland: | No | | Boat Connection - pedestrian - with mainland: | No | | Bicycle facilities: | No |
island-Sights, island-Tourism - island-attractions
island accommodation: Hotel ,Holiday Home, Camping  Hotel |
Hotel at Pico booking.com
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 Hotel | Not known
| | Holiday Home | | | Bed & Breakfast | | | accommodation-page | Pico
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Social media - Multimedia
 Videos youtube Pico
 Photos (Flickr) of the place Pico
Bings maps Pico
Mapquest Pico
Loc.Alize.us Pico
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