Fajã do Boi

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Fajã do Boi
Debris field (Fajã)
Country Portugal
Autonomous region Azores
Group Central
Island São Jorge
Municipality Velas
Civil parish Rosais
Coordinates 38°44′1″N 28°14′18″W / 38.73361°N 28.23833°W / 38.73361; -28.23833Coordinates: 38°44′1″N 28°14′18″W / 38.73361°N 28.23833°W / 38.73361; -28.23833
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
Easiest access By dirt trail between Fajã de João Dias and Fajã da Maria Pereira
Geographic detail from Portuguese Army map[1]

The Fajã do Boi 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.

Located between the Fajã de João Dias and Fajã da Maria Pereira, there is no permanent human settlement on 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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