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See also:FAYAL (Faial)
, a Portuguese See also:island in the See also:Atlantic Ocean, forming See also:part of the See also:Azores See also:archipelago
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Pop
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(I goo) 22,262; See also:area, 63 sq. m
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See also:Fayal, i.e
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" the See also:beech See also:wood," was so called from the former abundance of the Myrica faya, which its discoverers mistook for beech trees
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It is one of the most frequented of the Azores, for it lies directly in the track of vessels See also:crossing the Atlantic, and has an excellent See also:harbour at See also:Horta (q.v.), a See also:town of 6574 inhabitants
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Cedros (3278) and Feteira (2oo2) are the other See also:chief towns
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The so-called " Fayal See also:wine," which was largely exported from the Azores in the 19th See also:century, was really the produce of See also:Pico, a larger island lying to the See also:east
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The See also:women of Fayal manufacture See also:fine See also:lace from the See also:agave See also:thread
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They also execute carvings in See also:snow-See also: |
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