Lagoa Rasa

Lagoa Rasa is a lagoon in Mosteiro, Lajes das Flores Municipality. Lagoa Rasa is situated nearby to the lagoon Lagoa Funda das Lajes, as well as near the peak Bugio.

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Type: Lagoon
Description: crater lake on Flores island
Also known as: “Caldeira Rasa”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lagoa Funda das Lajes and Miradouro Rocha dos Bordões.

Lagoa Funda das Lajes

Lagoon

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Lagoa Funda das Lajes is a lagoon, which is situated 660 metres southeast of Lagoa Rasa.

Miradouro Rocha dos Bordões

Scenic viewpoint

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Miradouro Rocha dos Bordões is a scenic viewpoint, which is situated 1½ km west of Lagoa Rasa.

Church of Santíssima Trindade

Church

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The Church of Santíssima Trindade is an 18th-century church located in the freguesia of Mosteiro in the municipality of Lajes das Flores, on the Portuguese island of Flores, in the archipelago of the Azores. Church of Santíssima Trindade is situated 2½ km west of Lagoa Rasa.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fajã de Lopo Vaz and Santa Cruz das Flores Municipality.

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 4 km south of Lagoa Rasa.

Santa Cruz das Flores Municipality

Town

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Santa Cruz das Flores is a municipality situated in the north half of the island of Flores, in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. Situated in the sparsely populated Western Group, the population in 2021 was 2,020 inhabitants in an area that covers approximately 70.91 square kilometres, bordering the southern municipality of Lajes das Flores. Santa Cruz das Flores Municipality is situated 10 km northeast of Lagoa Rasa.

Lagoa Rasa

Categories: volcanic crater lake and body of water
Location: Mosteiro, Lajes das Flores Municipality, Azores, Islands of the Atlantic Ocean
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Latitude

39.40954° or 39° 24′ 34″ north

Longitude

-31.22475° or 31° 13′ 29″ west

Open location code

89FCCQ5G+R4

OpenStreetMap ID

way 133243631

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

OpenStreetMap feature

water=lagoon

Wikidata ID

Q1800454

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In Other Languages

From German to Portuguese—“Lagoa Rasa” goes by many names.

German: “Lagoa Rasa (Flores)”
German: “Lagoa Rasa”
Japanese: “ハザ湖”
Portuguese: “Lagoa Rasa”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Miradouro da Caldeira Rasa e Caldeira Funda and Bugio.

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