Faial Island

Portuguese island of the Central Group of the Azores
Landform island Q657187
Faial Island
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Faial Island

Summary

Faial Island is an island[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Faial Island is located in Azores[3].
  • Faial Island is in the country of Portugal[4].
  • Faial Island is on the body of water Atlantic Ocean[5].
  • Faial Island's instance of is recorded as island[6].
  • Faial Island's capital is recorded as Horta[7].
  • The location of Faial Island was Atlantic Ocean[8].
  • Faial Island is part of Azores archipelago[9].
  • Faial Island's Commons category is recorded as Faial (Azores)[10].
  • Faial Island's located in time zone is recorded as UTC−01:00[11].
  • Faial Island's highest point is recorded as Cabeço Gordo[12].
  • Faial Island's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 38.576944444444, 'lon': -28.702777777778}[13].
  • Faial Island's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Azores[14].
  • Faial Island's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Faial Island[15].
  • Faial Island has a population of {'amount': '+14331'}[16].
  • Faial Island's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[17].
  • Faial Island's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[18].
  • Faial Island's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[19].
  • Faial Island's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[20].
  • Faial Island's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[21].
  • Faial Island covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+173'}[22].
  • Faial Island's located in the statistical territorial entity is recorded as Ilha do Faial[23].
  • Faial Island's category for the view of the item is recorded as Category:Views of Faial from Pico (Azores)[24].
  • Faial Island's category for the view of the item is recorded as Category:Views of Pico from Faial (Azores)[25].

Body

Geography

Faial Island is in the country of Portugal[4]. It is located in Azores[3]. It is on the body of water Atlantic Ocean[5]. It is part of Azores archipelago[9].

Physical Characteristics

Faial Island covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+173'}[22]. It has a population of {'amount': '+14331'}[16].

Designation and Status

Faial Island's instance of is recorded as island[6].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Faial Island include fayalite[26], a mineral species[27].

Why It Matters

Faial Island has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

Entities named for it include fayalite[26], a mineral species[27].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . censos.ine.pt. censos.ine.pt. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [26] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id 0454460-Faial-Azory-ostrov
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0454460-Faial-Azory-ostrov, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259497|batch #259497]]"
  2. 10w ago · Ikan · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wolfram language entity code Entity["Island", "Faial"]
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P4839]]: Entity["Island", "Faial"], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257262|batch #257262]]"
  3. 10w ago · Eduard47 · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Location Atlantic Ocean
    Local thumb
    Area {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+173'}
    Located in or next to body of water Atlantic Ocean
    + 25 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P166]]: [[Q14925209]]"
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