Fajã Amaro da Cunha

Fajã Amaro da Cunha
Debris field (Fajã)
Named for: Amaro da Cunha
Country Portugal
Autonomous region Azores
Group Central
Island São Jorge
Municipality Velas
Civil parish Rosais
Coordinates 38°44′19″N 28°15′1″W / 38.73861°N 28.25028°W / 38.73861; -28.25028Coordinates: 38°44′19″N 28°15′1″W / 38.73861°N 28.25028°W / 38.73861; -28.25028
Biomes Temperate, Mediterranean
Geology Alkali basalt, Tephra, Trachyte, Trachybasalt
Orogeny Volcanism
Period Holocene
For public Public
Visitation Accessible by foot, yet restricted during periods of inclement weather
Geographic detail from Portuguese Army map[1]

The Fajã Amaro da Cunha is a permanent debris field, built from the collapsing cliffs on the northern coast of the civil parish of Rosais, in the municipality of Velas, island of São Jorge, in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores.

The small fajã is situated along the northern coast of the island, and is a narrow field of geomophological deposits, sloping along the margins of the coast.[2] It is inhabited for short periods of time during the year, when the fertile land is cultivated by local farmers.[2][3][4] Located near the Fajã da Ermida, there is no permanent human settlement on the fajã.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Map nr. 15 Velas (S. Jorge, Açores) 1:25,000, Instituto Geográfico do Exército, retrieved 1 December 2015
  2. 1 2 3 Fajã do Amaro Cunha (in Portuguese), Direção Regional da Cultura, 2015, retrieved 28 December 2015
  3. ↑ Teixeira (1995)
  4. ↑ M. Eugénia S. Albergaria Moreira (July 1996)

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