Miradouro da Serreta is a monument in the
Azores
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. It is located in the municipality of
Angra do Heroísmo
Angra do Heroísmo (), or simply Angra, is a city and municipality on Terceira Island, Portugal, and one of the three capital cities of the Azores. Founded in 1478, Angra was historically the most important city in the Azores, as seat of the Roma ...
, on the island of
Terceira.
Due to the site's height, it offers a wide view of the island of
São Jorge.
It is located on a lava flow that originated during the 1761
eruption of the
Serra de Santa Bárbara
Serra de Santa Bárbara is the peak of an inactive volcano in the western part of the island of Terceira, Azores, Portugal. At elevation, it is the highest point of the island. It is named after the village located on the coast to the south, Sa ...
volcano
A volcano is a rupture in the crust of a planetary-mass object, such as Earth, that allows hot lava, volcanic ash, and gases to escape from a magma chamber below the surface.
On Earth, volcanoes are most often found where tectonic plates are ...
.
Angra do Heroísmo
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