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    Velas on the south coast, and is divided into six parishes. The population in 2011 was 5,398, in an area of 117.38 km². The origin of the name Velas has...
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    located along the lava deltas, such as the Fajã das Velas, Fajã da Queimada, Fajã Grande and Fajã da Calheta. Periods of local prosperity or misery occurred...
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  • destruction to ships and boats. 1588: Large floods in Velas, São Jorge. On 8 November, the flooding began near Velas with a torrent that "took many people into the...
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    São Jorge Airport (category Buildings and structures in Velas)
    municipality of Velas in the Azores. The airport is on the edge of Fajã da Queimada, along the southern coast, situated 6 km (3.7 mi) southeast of Velas and 28 km...
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  • scoria cones northwest of Velas: to the southeast there are faults towards Pico do Carvão, while to the northeast of Velas are fractures responsible for...
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  • November 2010. CVARG, ed. (2010). "Vulcanismo Histórico" (in Portuguese). Ponta Delgada, Azores: Centro de Vulcanologia e Avaliação de Riscos Geológicos...
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