Fajã do Cerrado das Silvas
| Fajã do Cerrado das Silvas | |
| Debris Field (Fajã) | |
| Country |  Portugal |
|---|---|
| Autonomous Region |  Azores |
| Group | Central |
| Island | São Jorge |
| Municipality | Velas |
| Civil parish | Velas |
| Biomes | Temperate, Mediterranean |
| Geology | Alkali basalt, Tephra, Trachyte, Trachybasalt |
| Orogeny | Volcanism |
| Period | Holocene |
| Management | Secretário Regional do Ambiente e do Mar |
| - location | Rua Cônsul Dabney - Colónia Alemã, 140, Horta, Faial |
| - elevation | 28 m (92 ft) |
| - coordinates | 38°32′2″N 28°37′45″W / 38.53389°N 28.62917°W |
| Owner | Regional Government of the Azores |
| For public | Public |
| Visitation | Accessible by foot, yet restricted during periods of inclement weather |
| Easiest access | By dirt trail between Fajã da Pelada and Fajã da Choupana |
| Geographic detail from CAOP (2010)[1] produced by Instituto Geográfico Português (IGP) | |
The Fajã do Cerrado das Silvas, 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.
Located between Fajã da Pelada and Fajã da Choupana it is accessible from a small trail, where transport is difficult.
The fajã features two or three houses that are rarely inhabited by people, some by itinerant farmers who cultivate vineyards potatoes and beans. This region is also popular with artesnal/local fishermen, specifically in the area of Pedra da Janela.
References
- ↑ IGP, ed. (2010), Carta Administrativa Oficial de Portugal (in Portuguese), Lisbon, Portugal: Instituto Geográfico Português, retrieved 1 July 2011