Fajã Pelada

Fajã Pelada
Debris Field (Fajã)
Country  Portugal
Autonomous Region  Azores
Group Central
Island São Jorge
Municipality Velas
Civil parish Velas
Rivers Ribeira da Pelada, Ribeira da Calhau Miúdo
Coordinates 38°43′3″N 28°11′28″W / 38.71750°N 28.19111°W / 38.71750; -28.19111Coordinates: 38°43′3″N 28°11′28″W / 38.71750°N 28.19111°W / 38.71750; -28.19111
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 inclimate weather
Easiest access By dirt trail from Fajã de Entre Poios and Fajã do Cerrado das Silvas
Geographic detail from Portuguese Army map[1]

The Fajã Pelada is a permanent debris field, known as a fajã, built from the collapsing cliffs on the northern coast of the civil parish of Velas, in the municipality of the same name, island of São Jorge, in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores.

The fajã is situated between Fajã de Entre Poios and Fajã do Cerrado das Silvas, accessible along the coast over pedestrian trails. Two streams intersect the fajã: the intermittent Ribeira da Pelada (on the western margin) and the Ribeira do Calhau Miúdo (on the eastern edge). In addition, there are permanent springs.

References

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

See also

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