Ponta da Forcada
Ponta da Forcada is a cape in Ribeira Seca, Calheta Municipality.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of São Lázaro.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Calheta and Lagoa da Fajã dos Cubres.
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.
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.
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.
Ponta da Forcada
- Type: Cape
- Category: landform
- Location: Ribeira Seca, Calheta Municipality, Azores, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
38.5949° or 38° 35′ 42″ northLongitude
-27.9763° or 27° 58′ 35″ westOpen location code
89CJH2VF+XFOpenStreetMap ID
node 6689469391OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cape
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