Faial Island

Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names | 2005 | 242 words | Copyright

Faial Island (Ilha do Faial), Azores/Portugal ‘Beech Wood Island’ from faial ‘beech wood’. However, this was an inaccurate description by those who named the island because the beech trees were in fact wax myrtle.

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