Fajã dos Cubres

Fajã dos Cubres
Fajã dos Cubres and the cliffs that lie on its origin
LocationRibeira Seca, São Jorge, Central Group, Azores, Portugal
Coordinates38°38′27″N 27°58′3″W / 38.64083°N 27.96750°W / 38.64083; -27.96750
Area.75 km2 (0.29 sq mi)
Named forSolidago sempervirens (seaside goldenrod)
VisitorsOpen, yet restricted during periods of inclimate weather
Geographic detail from Portuguese Army map

The Fajã dos Cubres is a permanent debris field, known as a fajã, built from the collapsing cliffs on the northern coast of the civil parish of Ribeira Seca, in the municipality of Calheta, island of São Jorge, in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores.

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