Ponta da Rocha Alta e Fajã de Lopo Vaz

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39º 22'37''N 31º 13'02''W
Ponta da Rocha Alta e Fajã de Lopo Vaz
Ponta da Rocha Alta e Fajã de Lopo Vaz
Ponta da Rocha Alta e Fajã de Lopo Vaz

“Ponta da Rocha Alta” and “Fajã de Lopo Vaz” are massive slope deposits accumulated at the base of impressive sea cliffs, whose shoreline were reworked by sea actions. These detritical deposits are named in Azores (and also Madeira and Cape Verde islands) as “fajãs”. The former was formed in 1985.

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