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2 unusual facts about São Jorge


Plantago leiopetala

It inhabits cliffs and rocky slopes on the north coast of Madeira from São Jorge west to Porto do Moniz and on higher peaks and rocky areas of Porto Santo.

São Jorge, Cape Verde

Mosteiros, northeast, the second largest town of the island.


Lighthouse of Ponta dos Rosais

The, on 1 January 1980, a series of seismic events, in the order of 7 on the Richter magnitude scale caused destruction to homes on Terceira, Graciosa, Faial and São Jorge islands.

Ponta dos Rosais

Ponta dos Rosais is a point located about north of Rosais in the island of São Jorge in the Azores.


see also

Cachoeiras

Cachoeiras, Cape Verde, a settlement near São Jorge and Santa Ana or João Vareia

Manadas

Located 15 kilometres from the municipal seat of Velas, on the municipalities southern border with (Calheta); it is delimited by the São Jorge Channel (on the southern coast), the civil parish of Urzelina (along the Ribeira Large) and the ridge of Pico da Esperança (in the civil parish of Norte Grande.