Ribeira Seca
Ribeira Seca is a village in Ribeira Seca, Calheta Municipality and has about 1,030 residents. Ribeira Seca is situated nearby to the hamlet Rua de Baixo, as well as near Grutão Seco.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Calheta and Fajã dos Vimes.
Calheta
Town
Photo: Luissilveira, Public domain.
Calheta is a municipality on the island of São Jorge, in the Portuguese autonomous region of Azores. The municipality includes the eastern portion of the island of São Jorge and borders the municipality of Velas. Calheta is situated 3½ km west of Ribeira Seca.
Fajã dos Vimes
Hamlet
Photo: Luissilveira, Public domain.
The Fajã dos Vimes is a permanent debris field, known as a fajã, built from the collapsing cliffs on the south coast of the civil parish of Ribeira Seca, in the municipality of Calheta, island of São Jorge, in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. Fajã dos Vimes is situated 4½ km east of Ribeira Seca.
Lagoa da Fajã dos Cubres
Hamlet
Photo: Luissilveira, Public domain.
Lagoa da Fajã dos Cubres is a lagoon located in the parish of Ribeira Seca, on the north coast of the Portuguese island of São Jorge. The lagoon was listed along with Lagoa da Caldeira as a "Wetland of International Importance" under the Ramsar Convention in 2005. Lagoa da Fajã dos Cubres is situated 5 km north of Ribeira Seca.
Ribeira Seca
- Type: Village with 1,030 residents
- Category: locality
- Location: Ribeira Seca, Calheta Municipality, Azores, Islands of the Atlantic Ocean
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Latitude
38.5977° or 38° 35′ 52″ northLongitude
-27.97951° or 27° 58′ 46″ westPopulation
1,030Elevation
152 metres (499 feet)Open location code
89CJH2XC+35OpenStreetMap ID
node 5419147957OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
3372698
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