Fajã da Caldeira de Santo Cristo

Fajã da Caldeira de Santo Cristo is a hamlet in Ribeira Seca, Calheta Municipality. Fajã da Caldeira de Santo Cristo is situated nearby to the hamlet Fajã do Belo, as well as near Fajã da Caldeira de Cima.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lagoa da Fajã dos Cubres and Fajã dos Vimes.

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 4 km northwest of Fajã da Caldeira de Santo Cristo.

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 south of Fajã da Caldeira de Santo Cristo.

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 8 km west of Fajã da Caldeira de Santo Cristo.

Fajã da Caldeira de Santo Cristo

Type: Hamlet
Also known as: “Faja da Caldeira de Santo Cristo”
Category: locality
Location: Ribeira Seca, Calheta Municipality, Azores, Islands of the Atlantic Ocean
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Latitude

38.62471° or 38° 37′ 29″ north

Longitude

-27.9287° or 27° 55′ 43″ west

Elevation

10 metres (33 feet)

Open location code

89CJJ3FC+VG

OpenStreetMap ID

node 615076704

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

3373103

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Localities in the Area

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