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Hidden : 6/25/2014
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LAGOA DO FOGO

Localizada no Concelho da Ribeira Grande e Vila Franca do Campo, com uma altitude de 575m, com seu comprimento máximo de 2280m, com sua largura máxima de 985m e a sua profundidade atinge os 30m.

Esta Lagoa, localiza-se no topo do Vulcão do Fogo, onde se originou uma caldeira de colapso, de forma elíptica e com dimensões aproximadas de 3*2,5km. Esta Caldeira vulcânica, a mais pequena e a mais jovem da Ilha de São Miguel, ter-se-á formado há cerca de 15000 anos, embora a sua configuração actual resulte, em grande parte, do último colapso importante, ocorrido no topo deste vulcão há, aproximadamente, 5000 anos. A última erupção ocorrida data do ano de 1563.

 

Located in the municipality of Ribeira Grande and Vila Franca do Campo, with an altitude of 575m, with its maximum length of 2280m, with its maximum width of 985m and its depth reaches 30m.

This lagoon, located at the top of the Fire Volcano, where it caused a collapse of boiler, elliptical shape and with dimensions of approximately 3 * 2.5km. This volcanic Caldera, the smallest and the youngest of the island of São Miguel, will have been formed about 15,000 years, although its current configuration results in large part, the last major collapse, which occurred at the top of this volcano there are approximately 5000 years. The last eruption dates from the year 1563.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

[PT] Abf neohfgbf / Frz zngrevny qr rfpevgn [EN] Va gur ohfurf / Jvgubhg jevggra zngrevny

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)