Fajã do Boi
For other uses, see Boi (disambiguation).
| Fajã do Boi | |
| Debris field (Fajã) | |
| Country | Portugal |
|---|---|
| Autonomous region | Azores |
| Group | Central |
| Island | São Jorge |
| Municipality | Velas |
| Civil parish | Rosais |
| Coordinates | 38°44′1″N 28°14′18″W / 38.73361°N 28.23833°WCoordinates: 38°44′1″N 28°14′18″W / 38.73361°N 28.23833°W |
| Biomes | Temperate, Mediterranean |
| Geology | Alkali basalt, Tephra, Trachyte, Trachybasalt |
| Orogeny | Volcanism |
| Period | Holocene |
| For public | Public |
| Visitation | Accessible by foot, yet restricted during periods of inclement weather |
| Easiest access | By dirt trail between Fajã de João Dias and Fajã da Maria Pereira |
| Geographic detail from Portuguese Army map[1] | |
The Fajã do Boi 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.
Located between the Fajã de João Dias and Fajã da Maria Pereira, there is no permanent human settlement on the fajã.
References
- ↑ Map nr. 15 Velas (S. Jorge, Açores) 1:25,000, Instituto Geográfico do Exército, retrieved 1 December 2015
See also
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