Lagoa da Fajã dos Cubres

Lagoa da Fajã dos Cubres
Location	São Jorge Island
Coordinates	38°38′52″N 27°57′58″W / 38.64778°N 27.96611°W / 38.64778; -27.96611Coordinates: 38°38′52″N 27°57′58″W / 38.64778°N 27.96611°W / 38.64778; -27.96611

Lagoa da Fajã dos Cubres is a lagoon located in the parish of Ribeira Seca, on the north coast of the Portuguese island of São Jorge. The lagoon was listed along with Lagoa da Caldeira as a "Wetland of International Importance" under the Ramsar Convention in 2005. The term fajã refers to the plain areas created from landslides of the abrupt coastal cliffs.^[1]

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