Fajã de Entre Poios

Fajã de Entre Poios
Debris Field (Fajã)
The abandoned debris field of Entre Poios, which is becoming a refuge for marine birds
Name origin: Portuguese for Between Hills/Knolls
Country  Portugal
Autonomous Region  Azores
Group Central
Island São Jorge
Municipality Velas
Civil parish Velas
Coordinates 38°43′7″N 28°11′40″W / 38.71861°N 28.19444°W / 38.71861; -28.19444Coordinates: 38°43′7″N 28°11′40″W / 38.71861°N 28.19444°W / 38.71861; -28.19444
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 between Fajã de Pelada and Fajã do Valado
Geographic detail from Portuguese Army map[1]

The Fajã of Entre Poios (Portuguese: Fajã de Entre Poios), literally meaning the Fajã between Hills/Knolls 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.

There were several families from this district with their own woodlots at Entre Poios, where they would collect wood for their ovens. This fajã served the purpose of raising wild goats and for the collection of timber, which was transported uphill to the community of Beira (in the centre of the island).

There are three small ravines, one of which is a permanent course, that cross the fajã.

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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