Cume da Fajã do Belo

Cume da Fajã do Belo is a mountain on the north of the island of São Jorge Island in the Azores and is located near Ribeira Seca.

Its geologic formation along with the geographic location that is in the north of the island is related with a mountain formation in the center of the island.

This formation is located around Pico do Brejo do Cordeiro, nearby the coast forms an embankment that is 500 m high, Fajã do Belo around the coastline between Fajã do Ouvidor, Fajã dos Tijolos and Fajã da Caldeira de Santo Cristo.

The geologic formation at 758 m makes up of pluvial escarpment along the coastline and is a volcanic and old pyroclastic origin.

References

• Map of the Azores (Mapa dos Açores), 5th edition ISBN 978-989-556-071-4

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