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Barreiro Da Faneca
The Protected Landscape of Barreiro da Faneca ( pt, Área de Paisagem Protegida do Barreiro da Faneca) is a geological region and protected landscape of the Portuguese island of Santa Maria, Azores. The protected area is given its name by the Barreiro da Faneca, nicknamed the "Red Desert of the Azores", an arid and clayey landscape formed during the Pliocene, unique not only to the island but to all of Portugal. History The Barreiro da Faneca was integrated into the ''Área de Paisagem Protegida do Barreiro da Faneca'' (''Protected Landscape of Barreiro da Faneca'') with the promulgation of Regional Decree 47/2008/A (7 November 2008), administered by the ''Secretário Regional do Ambiente e do Mar'' (''Regional Secretariat of the Environment and the Sea'').GRA (7 November 2008), p.7787 Geography The Protected Landscape of Barreiro da Faneca occupies most of the northern coast of the island, extending from Ponta dos Frades, a promontory on the locality of Anjos, on westernmost ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santa Maria Island (Azores)
Santa Maria () is an island in the eastern group of the Azores archipelago (south of the island of São Miguel) and the southernmost island in the Azores. The island is known for its white sand beaches, distinctive chimneys, and dry warm weather. History The first records of a group of islands in the Atlantic (aside from the legends of Atlantis) came from the voyages of Portuguese sailors during the reigns of King Denis (1279–1325) and his successor King Afonso IV (1325–1357). These were unsubstantiated accounts and unofficial, until 1427 when navigator Diogo de Silves found the island of Santa Maria (at that time referred to on nautical charts as ''Ilha dos Lobos'' or ''Ilha do Ovo'') during his journey to Madeira. Myth tells that on the day of the island's discovery, Gonçalo Velho Cabral and his crew were celebrating mass (on the feast day of the Virgin Mary), when one of the lookouts spotted the distant island, declaring ''"Santa Maria"'': this name would become l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
