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Fajã Amaro da Cunha

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Cliff debris field in Velas, São Jorge, Portuguese Azores
Fajã Amaro da Cunha
LocationRosais, São Jorge, Central, Azores, Portugal
Coordinates38°44′19″N 28°15′1″W / 38.73861°N 28.25028°W / 38.73861; -28.25028
Named forAmaro da Cunha
VisitorsAccessible by foot, yet restricted during periods of inclement weather
Geographic detail from Portuguese Army map

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 geomorphological deposits, sloping along the margins of the coast. It is inhabited for short periods of time during the year, when the fertile land is cultivated by local farmers. Located near the Fajã da Ermida, 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
  2. ^ 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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