page_title: Fajã
hierarchical_section_title: Fajã
caption_attribution_description: La Palma El Tablado
context_page_description: A fajã is a Portuguese-language term of obscure origin designating supratidal talus-platform geology constructed from landslides or lava flows, that are relatively common coastal features, occurring on the toe of cliffs. Although they exist throughout the world, they are distinct features of the islands of the Azores and Madeira, as well as of the Canary Islands, where the equivalent term in Spanish is fajana. The term also designates a flat land of small extension, generally located by the sea and cultivable, formed of materials detached from the cliffs.
context_section_description: A fajã (Portuguese pronunciation: [fa'ʒɐ̃]) is a Portuguese-language term of obscure origin designating supratidal talus-platform geology constructed from landslides or lava flows, that are relatively common coastal features, occurring on the toe of cliffs. Although they exist throughout the world, they are distinct features of the islands of the Azores and Madeira, as well as of the Canary Islands, where the equivalent term in Spanish is fajana. The term also designates a flat land of small extension, generally located by the sea and cultivable, formed of materials detached from the cliffs.
caption: View of Fajana de Franceses, in the island of La Palma, Spain.
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