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São Jorge (Portuguese pronunciation: [sɐ̃w ˈʒɔɾʒɨ]) is an island in the central group of the Azores archipelago and part of the autonomous region of Portugal. Separated from its nearest neighbours ( Pico and Faial islands) by the 15-kilometre (9.3 mi) Pico-São Jorge Channel, the central group is often referred colloquially as part of ...
The fajã is occupied by a small population of about 70 residents throughout the year. [2]The waters of Ribeira dos Vimes, Ribeira do Capadinho and Grota do Moledo (sometime Grotão do Moledo), in the area referred to as Tabuleiro, are responsible for supporting five historic watermills, all in bad states of conservation.
Fajã of São João is situated on the southern coast of São Jorge, along a strip of land in the shadow of the Topo Volcanic Complex. [ 2 ] Although there are several permanent residents, during the months of August and September, there is an influx of former-residents, in addition to visiting emigrants and tourists, who swell the population ...
The Fajã das Pontas is a permanent debris field, known as a fajã, built from the collapsing cliffs on the northern coast of the civil parish of Norte Pequeno, in the municipality of Calheta, island of São Jorge, in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores.
Santo Antão is a freguesia ("civil parish") in the eastern half of the municipality of Calheta, that extends from northern to southern coast of the island of São Jorge in the Azores. The population in 2011 was 745, [ 1 ] in an area of 32.34 km 2 . [ 2 ]
Noticia explicativa das Folhas A e B da ilha de S. Jorge (Açores) (in Portuguese), Lisbon, Portugal: Serviçoes Geológicos de Portugal; Lopes, M. (1970), A Ilha de S. Jorge do arquipelago dos Açores: contribução para o estudo da sua morfologia e atividade vulcanica (in Portuguese), Angola: Universidade de Lourenço Marques
Velas (Portuguese pronunciation: ⓘ) is a municipality in the São Jorge Island, in the Portuguese autonomous region of Azores.The municipality encompasses the western portion of the island, with its municipal seat in the town of Velas on the south coast, and is divided into six parishes.
Urzelina is a civil parish in the municipality of Velas in the Portuguese islands of the Azores.The population in 2011 was 902, [1] in an area of 13.69 km². [2] It is situated near the south coast of the island of São Jorge.