Lagoa Funda das Lajes

Lagoa Funda
Lagoa Funda (left) and Lagoa Rasa (right)
Geographical location	Lajes das Flores County , Flores , Azores , Portugal
Data
Coordinates	39 ° 24 ′ 21 ″  N , 31 ° 13 ′ 4 ″  W Coordinates: 39 ° 24 ′ 21 ″  N , 31 ° 13 ′ 4 ″  W
Altitude above sea level	approx. 400 m
surface	35 ha
length	900 m
width	600 m
Maximum depth	22 m

Lagoa Funda ( Portuguese for "deep lake", also Caldeira Funda ) is a crater lake in the central mountainous region in the southwest of the Portuguese Azores island of Flores , which belongs to the Lajes das Flores district.

The lake is located in the Reserva Natural das Caldeira Funda e Rasa nature reserve . It is part of the Sete Lagoas ("Seven Lakes"), all of which are located in the Flores highlands and formed in volcanic craters . Immediately adjacent to the northwest is the smaller, but 150 m higher lake, Lagoa Rasa , also in a Caldeira . The other five lakes of Sete Lagoas are called Lagoa Branca , Lagoa Comprida , Lagoa Funda (lake of the same name, also called Lagoa Negra), Lagoa da Lomba and Lagoa Seca .

The lake with its steep edges is 22 m deep and about 35 hectares in size. It lies at an altitude of about 400 m and is fed by the waterfall of the Ribeira Funda, along with other tributaries.

The area is characterized by lush vegetation with remains of the Laurisilva .

Web links

• Image by Lagoa Funda and Lagoa Rasa

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Secretaria Regional do Ambiente e do Mar: Plano de Ordenamento das Bacias Hidrográficas das Lagoas Branca, Negra, Funda, Comprida, Rasa, Lomba e Patas - Ilha das Flores. Relatório do Estudo Prévio de Ordenamento. 2011, p. 33
2. ↑ The plateau. azoren-online.com, accessed March 7, 2012 .