Morro Grande
Morro Grande is a mountain in Santa Cruz das Flores, Azores and has an elevation of 907 metres. Morro Grande is situated nearby to the locality Ponta da Fajã, as well as near the village Fajã Grande.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Mountain with an elevation of 907 metres
- Description: mountain in Portugal
- Also known as: “Morro Alto”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Flores and Morro Alto.
Flores
Photo: Dreizung, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Flores is an island in the Azores archipelago, an autonomous region of Portugal, in the Atlantic Ocean. It is well known for its abundance of flowers, hence its Portuguese name of Flores.
Morro Alto
Peak
Photo: Luissilveira, Public domain.
Morro Alto is the highest mountain of Flores, Azores, Portugal. It is part of a trachytic process represented by the Pico da Sé, forming an imposing volcanic apparatus embedded between two deep erosion valleys, product of the Badanela and Fazenda rivers.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fajã de Lopo Vaz.
Fajã de Lopo Vaz
Hamlet
Photo: Dreizung, Public domain.
The Fajã de Lopo Vaz is a permanent debris field, built from the collapsing cliffs on the southern coast of the civil parish of Lajes, municipality of the same name, island of Flores, in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. Fajã de Lopo Vaz is situated 10 km south of Morro Grande.
Morro Grande
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Santa Cruz das Flores, Santa Cruz das Flores Municipality, Azores, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Portuguese—“Morro Grande” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Morro Grande”
- Dutch: “Morro Grande”
- Portuguese: “Morro Grande” (historical)
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
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