Fajã Da Ermida
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The Fajã da Ermida (''Fajã of the Hermitage'') is a permanent debris field, known as a
fajã (, of unknown etymology) is a Portuguese term of obscure origin used to describe Supralittoral zone, supratidal scree, talus at the foot of coastal cliffs, caused by landslides or lava flows.G. Lameiras et al. (2009), p.827 Although relatively c ...
, 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. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...
of
Rosais Rosais (literally, archaic Portuguese for "rosaries") is a civil parish in the municipality of Velas in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. The population in 2011 was 743, in an area of 24.23 km². History Although Rosais was first ...
, in the municipality of Velas, island of São Jorge, in the Portuguese archipelago of the
Azores The Azores ( , , ; , ), officially the Autonomous Region of the Azores (), is one of the two autonomous regions of Portugal (along with Madeira). It is an archipelago composed of nine volcanic islands in the Macaronesia region of the North Atl ...
. Fajã da Ermida is accessible by trail from the neighbouring Fajã da Maria Pereira and Fajã Amaro da Cunha, along the northern coast of the island. While at one time the area was inhabited constantly, today the region is mostly used for some grazing and subsistence farming.


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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 * Fa ...
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