The Fajã de Além is a permanent debris field, known as a
fajã
() is a Portuguese term of obscure origin used to describe supratidal talus at the foot of coastal cliffs, caused by landslides or lava flows.G. Lameiras et al. (2009), p.827 Although relatively common world-wide, they are distinctive features ...
, built from the collapsing cliffs on the northern coast of the
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority ...
of
Norte Grande
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, in the municipality of
Velas, island of
São Jorge, in the
Portuguese archipelago of the
Azores
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Geography
The fajã is situated between
Fajã da Ponta Nova and
Fajã da Fajanzinha at the mouth of the Ribeira das Queijadas, and can be reached by the E.R.1-2ª regional roadway, between the villages of Santo António and Norte Grande. It is not completely accessible by vehicles, but reachable by a trail beginning in Ermida (Santo António), that extends to the cliff.
The trails then continues along a long, accented winding route down the escarpment, through stone staircases, to the isolated shoreline.
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Normally abandoned throughout the year, the residents of the Fajã d'Além normally return to the fajã in the summer months, resulting in a population of about 40 people.][ During three months out of the year, is difficult to observe the Sun, owing to the very steep slopes of the escarpment.][
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References
See also
* List of fajãs in the Azores
The following is a list of the fajãs of the islands of the Azores:
Faial
* Fajã do Varadouro (Castelo Branco (Horta), Castelo Branco, Horta (Azores), Horta)
* Fajã da Praia do Norte (Praia do Norte, Horta (Azores), Horta)
Flores
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São Jorge Island
Velas
Alem
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