Capelinhos Volcano Interpretation Centre

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The Capelinhos Volcano Interpretation Centre is a museum and educational facility on Faial Island in the Azores that explains the 1957–58 Capelinhos volcanic eruption and the region’s volcanic geology.

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Capelinhos Volcano Interpretation Centre canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf educational facility ⓘ
museum ⓘ
visitor centre ⓘ
architect Nuno Ribeiro Lopes ⓘ
Paulo David ⓘ
country Portugal ⓘ
focusesOn geology of the Azores ⓘ
submarine volcanic eruptions ⓘ
tectonic setting of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge ⓘ
volcanology ⓘ
hasExhibit documents on emigration caused by the eruption ⓘ
historical photographs of the Capelinhos eruption ⓘ
multimedia presentations about volcanic activity ⓘ
scale models of the volcano ⓘ
hasFeature integration into volcanic terrain ⓘ
underground exhibition spaces ⓘ
viewpoints over the Capelinhos landscape ⓘ
inauguratedBy President of Portugal Aníbal Cavaco Silva ⓘ
languageOfExhibits English ⓘ
Portuguese ⓘ
locatedIn Azores ⓘ
Capelo parish ⓘ
Faial Island ⓘ
locatedNear Capelinhos volcano ⓘ
Ponta dos Capelinhos ⓘ
nearbyAttraction Capelinhos Lighthouse ⓘ
offers educational programs for schools ⓘ
guided tours ⓘ
interpretive materials about local geology ⓘ
opened 2008 ⓘ
operator Regional Government of the Azores ⓘ
partOf Municipality of Horta ⓘ
purpose environmental education ⓘ
promotion of geotourism ⓘ
scientific dissemination ⓘ
recognizedAs important geotourism attraction in the Azores ⓘ
subjectOf 1957–1958 Capelinhos volcanic eruption ⓘ
theme formation of new land by volcanic activity ⓘ
interaction between humans and volcanic hazards ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Faial Island → hasMuseum → Capelinhos Volcano Interpretation Centre ⓘ
Capelinhos volcano → hasTouristAttraction → Capelinhos Volcano Interpretation Centre ⓘ