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    The Faial-Pico Channel (Portuguese: Canal Faial-Pico) is an 8.3 kilometres (5.2 mi) long channel that separates the islands of Faial and Pico in the central...
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    since 1439, settlement on Pico only started in the 1480s when Pico became part of the neighboring island of Faial's control. Pico is thought to be the last...
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    inhabitants. The nearby islands of Pico and São Jorge form an area commonly known as the Triângulo or Triangle. Faial Island has also been referred to as...
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    father before him one of Pico Island's largest winegrowers and a prominent public figure on both sides of the Faial-Pico Channel. Manuel Maria died without...
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  • service between Faial, Pico and Island, connecting daily service throughout the year (baring meteorological conditions): In the Faial-Pico Channel between the...
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    stratovolcano Pico in the eastern frontier, and the Faial Channel which divides Pico from the island of Faial seven kilometers away. It is made up of six freguesias...
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    are Flores and Corvo, to the west; Graciosa, Terceira, São Jorge, Pico, and Faial in the centre; and São Miguel, Santa Maria, and the Formigas islets...
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  • Madalena Islets (category Faial Island)
    located in the Faial-Pico Channel about 0.5 nautical miles (0.93 km; 0.58 mi) away from Madalena harbor, off the coast of the island of Pico in the Portuguese...
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  • Manuel Maria da Terra Brum (category People from Faial Island)
    Captain-mor of Faial, and Francisca Paula Brum e Silveira. Like his father before him, Manuel was one of the largest winegrowers on neighboring Pico Island,...
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    Protected Areas for Management of Resources (Faial-Pico Channel, Castelo Branco, Capelinhos and Cedros). The Faial Nature Park was established by legislative...
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