25 Fontes Falls
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The 25 Fontes Falls is a waterfall that is located in Serrado, Ribeira da Janela
, near Porto Moniz
in the Madeira Islands.
This waterfall
is 30 feet high forming a variety of drops of water coming down the rocks covered in small plants resulting in a small lagoon.
It is involved in the primitive forest Laurisilva
of Madeira
, in the Macaronesia
group os islands in the Atlantic Ocean
. The Forest in this location is populated by large quantities of bay trees.
Ribeira da Janela
Ribeira da Janela is a civil parish in the municipality of Porto Moniz in the Portuguese islands of Madeira. The population in 2001 was 291 inhabitants in an area of 18.48 km²...
, near Porto Moniz
Porto Moniz
Porto Moniz is a municipality in the northwest corner of the island of Madeira. It is located west of Santana and Machico, and northwest of Funchal, linked to Santana and Funchal by a main roadway from Calheta.-History:...
in the Madeira Islands.
This waterfall
Waterfall
A waterfall is a place where flowing water rapidly drops in elevation as it flows over a steep region or a cliff.-Formation:Waterfalls are commonly formed when a river is young. At these times the channel is often narrow and deep. When the river courses over resistant bedrock, erosion happens...
is 30 feet high forming a variety of drops of water coming down the rocks covered in small plants resulting in a small lagoon.
It is involved in the primitive forest Laurisilva
Laurisilva
Laurisilva or laurissilva is a subtropical forest, found in areas with high humidity and relatively stable and mild temperatures. They are characterised by evergreen, glossy-leaved tree species that look alike with leaves of lauroide type...
of Madeira
Madeira
Madeira is a Portuguese archipelago that lies between and , just under 400 km north of Tenerife, Canary Islands, in the north Atlantic Ocean and an outermost region of the European Union...
, in the Macaronesia
Macaronesia
Macaronesia is a modern collective name for several groups of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean near Europe and North Africa belonging to three countries: Portugal, Spain, and Cape Verde...
group os islands in the Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...
. The Forest in this location is populated by large quantities of bay trees.
See also
- List of waterfalls
- Geography of PortugalGeography of PortugalPortugal is a coastal nation in southwestern Europe, located at the western end of the Iberian Peninsula, bordering Spain...