Area Details of Maio

The following chart gives the Areas of Natural Beauty and land area details of Maio Island:

List of Areas of National Beauty on Maio, supplied by MaioCV.com

Location	Status
Terras Salgadas	Nature Reserve
Casas Velhas	Nature Reserve
Barreiro and Figueira	Nature Reserve
Lagoa Cimidor	Nature Reserve
Praia do Morro	Nature Reserve
Salinas of Porto Inglês	Protected Landscape
Monte Penoso & Monte Branco	Protected Landscape
Monte Santo António	Protected Landscape

	Land Details
Surface area	269 km2
Maximum Length	24.1 km
Maximum Width	16.3 km
Heighest Point	Mt. Penoso (436m)

Towns and Villages

The following table gives the towns and villages of Maio Island:

Alcatraz	Barreiro
Calheta	Figueira da Horta
Figueira Seco	João
Lagoa	Monte Branco
Morro	Morrinho
Pedro Vaz (east coast)	Pedro Vaz, near Galeão
Pilão Cão	Porto Cais
Praia Gonçalo	Ribeira Dom João
Santo Antônio	Vila do Maio (Porto Inglês or Porto Inglêz)

 

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