List of caves in the Azores

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The following is a list of the prominent caves formed in the islands of the Azores:

Corvo

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Faial

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Flores

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Graciosa

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The entranceway to the Furna da Maria Encantada

Pico

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Lavacicles on the roof of one of the Gruta das Torres lava tubes

Santa Maria

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São Jorge

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The Furna do Poio, due to its closeness to the sea, resulted in the seepage of water forming a subterranean pond.

São Miguel

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Terceira

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A view of the Algar do Carvão, accessible from the nature centre in Posto Santo
A passage within the Gruta do Natal system, carved from lava flows
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References

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  • Secretaria Regional do Ambiente e do Mar, ed. (2005), Livro: Áreas Ambientais dos Açores (in Portuguese), Governo Regional dos Açores
  • Livro: Descubra Portugal – Açores e Madeira (in Portuguese), Ediclube, 1998
  • Guia Turístico, Açores Natureza Viva (in Portuguese), Clássica – Publicações e Mark e Formação, Lda., 2004
  • Oliveira Martins, Francisco Ernesto de (1992), Seretaria Regional do Turismo e Ambiente, Delagação de Turismo da Ilha Terceira (ed.), Em Louvor da Terceira (in Portuguese), Governo Regional dos Açores
  • Secretaria Regional do Ambiente, ed. (2004), Áreas Ambientais dos Açores (in Portuguese), Governo Regional dos Açore
  • Moniz, A.B. do Canto (1883), Ilha Graciosa (Açores). Descrição histórica e topográfica – 1981 (in Portuguese) (2nd ed.), Angra do Heroísmo (Azores), Portutal: Instituto Açoriano de Cultura

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