Fajã do Centeio

Fajã do Centeio
Debris Field (Fajã)
Country  Portugal
Autonomous Region  Azores
Group Central
Island São Jorge
Municipality Velas
Civil parish Rosais
Coordinates 38°43′36″N 28°13′0″W / 38.72667°N 28.21667°W / 38.72667; -28.21667Coordinates: 38°43′36″N 28°13′0″W / 38.72667°N 28.21667°W / 38.72667; -28.21667
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 João Dias and Fajã do Valado
Geographic detail from Portuguese Army map[1]

The Fajã do Centeio 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. This area is accessible from two trails from Fajã de João Dias.

There are few habitable homes, since most of the area was abandoned after the 1980 earthquake. Today, those buildings still in use are occupied in the summer or during the growing season. Owing to its distance from potable water the area is supported by cisterns, normally used for the cultivation of vineyards, corn, potatoes, wheat, and a few other crops.

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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