Fajã do Cerrado das Silvas

Fajã do Cerrado das Silvas
Debris Field (Fajã)
Country  Portugal
Autonomous Region  Azores
Group Central
Island São Jorge
Municipality Velas
Civil parish Velas
Coordinates 38°43′2″N 28°11′9″W / 38.71722°N 28.18583°W / 38.71722; -28.18583Coordinates: 38°43′2″N 28°11′9″W / 38.71722°N 28.18583°W / 38.71722; -28.18583
Biomes Temperate, Mediterranean
Geology Alkali basalt, Tephra, Trachyte, Trachybasalt
Period Holocene
For public Public
Visitation Accessible by foot, yet restricted during periods of inclement weather
Easiest access By dirt trail between Fajã da Pelada and Fajã da Choupana
Geographic detail from Portuguese Army map[1]

The Fajã do Cerrado das Silvas, is a permanent debris field, built from the collapsing cliffs on the northern coast of the civil parish of Velas, in the municipality of Velas, island of São Jorge, in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores.

Located between Fajã Pelada and Fajã da Choupana it is accessible from a small trail, where transport is difficult.

References

  1. ↑ Map nr. 15 Velas (S. Jorge, Açores) 1:25,000, Instituto Geográfico do Exército, retrieved 30 November 2015

See also

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