Sete Cidades Massif
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Sete Cidades Massif is a stratovolcanic complex, referring to a polygenetic volcano and caldera, located in western part of the island of São Miguel, in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. More
The emblematic view of the Sete Cidades Massif is highlighted principally by the Lagoa das Sete Cidades crater lake
A historic rendering of the Sete Cidades Massif and crater lakes
Lateral profile of the crater wall towards the western edge of the caldera
A view of the northeastern flanks of the Sete Cidades Massif, showing the small radial cones in Santo António
Lagoa das Sete Cidades
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Lagoa das Sete Cidades is a twin lake situated in the crater of a dormant volcano on the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. It consists of two small, ecologically different lakes connected by a nar
Sete Cidades Massif
…volcano and caldera, located in western part of the island of São Miguel, in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. More recognizable for the Lagoa das Sete Cidades at its centre, the volcanic complex includes centuries of geomorphological structures that include lava domes, cones, lava flows and maar geomorphology…
The twin lake complex of Sete Cidades, formed in the crater of the much larger Sete Cidades Massif
Panorama of the Lagoa das Sete Cidades, showing the Blue Lake (left) and the Green Lake (right) divided by bridge
The Blue Lake as seen from the edge of the water; phytoplankton blooms have caused the normally blue water to seem green