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Gruta das Agulhas, the Glossary

Index Gruta das Agulhas

Gruta das Agulhas (Needle Cave) is a cave located along the promontory of Ponta dos Coelhos, in the Bay of Refugo, in the civil parish of Porto Judeu, in the municipality of Angra do Heroísmo, the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 14 relations: Algar do Carvão, Angra do Heroísmo, Azores, Basalt, Bay of Refugo, Concelho, Feteira (Angra do Heroísmo), Freguesia, Lava, Lava tube, Porto Judeu, Portugal, Terceira Island, Troglofauna.

  2. Angra do Heroísmo
  3. Caves of the Azores

Algar do Carvão

The Algar do Carvão (Cavern of Coal) is an ancient lava tube or volcanic vent located in the central part of the island of Terceira in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. Gruta das Agulhas and Algar do Carvão are Angra do Heroísmo, caves of the Azores and lava tubes.

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Angra do Heroísmo

Angra do Heroísmo, or simply Angra, is a city and municipality on Terceira Island, Portugal, and one of the three capital cities of the Azores.

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Azores

The Azores (Açores), officially the Autonomous Region of the Azores (Região Autónoma dos Açores), is one of the two autonomous regions of Portugal (along with Madeira).

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Basalt

Basalt is an aphanitic (fine-grained) extrusive igneous rock formed from the rapid cooling of low-viscosity lava rich in magnesium and iron (mafic lava) exposed at or very near the surface of a rocky planet or moon.

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Bay of Refugo

Bay of Refugo (Baía do Refugo), literally the bay of scrap, is a natural bay within the coastal extent of the civil parish of Porto Judeu, in the municipality of Angra do Heroísmo, on the Portuguese island of Terceira (in the archipelago of the Azores). Gruta das Agulhas and bay of Refugo are Angra do Heroísmo.

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Concelho

Concelho is the Portuguese-language term for municipality, referring to the territorial subdivision in local government.

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Feteira (Angra do Heroísmo)

Feteira is a rural civil parish in the municipality of Angra do Heroísmo in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores.

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Freguesia

(), usually translated as "parish" or "civil parish", is the third-level administrative subdivision of Portugal, as defined by the 1976 Constitution.

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Lava

Lava is molten or partially molten rock (magma) that has been expelled from the interior of a terrestrial planet (such as Earth) or a moon onto its surface.

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Lava tube

A lava tube, or pyroduct, is a natural conduit formed by flowing lava from a volcanic vent that moves beneath the hardened surface of a lava flow. Gruta das Agulhas and lava tube are lava tubes.

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Porto Judeu

Porto Judeu is a freguesia ("parish") in the municipality of Angra do Heroísmo on the island of Terceira in the Azores.

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Portugal

Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, is a country located on the Iberian Peninsula in Southwestern Europe, whose territory also includes the Macaronesian archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira.

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Terceira Island

Terceira is a volcanic island in the Azores archipelago, about a third of the way across the North Atlantic Ocean at a similar latitude to Portugal's capital Lisbon, and the island group is an insular part of Portugal.

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Troglofauna

Troglofauna are small cave-dwelling animals that have adapted to their dark surroundings.

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See also

Angra do Heroísmo

Caves of the Azores

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gruta_das_Agulhas