Complexo Vulcânico das Furnas

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Complexo Vulcânico das Furnas

  • Country: 
    Portugal
  • Site number: 
    1801
  • Area: 
    2,855 ha
  • Designation date: 
    16-06-2008
  • Coordinates: 
    37°45'N 25°19'W
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Overview

Complexo Vulcânico das Furnas. 16/06/08; Archipiélago de las Azores; 2,855 ha; 37°45'N 025°19'W. The site covers the entire valley within an impressive crater of a volcano which still has some secondary activity such as small geysers and numerous springs and streams of hot sulphurous water. The main water body is the Furnas Lake (Lagoa das Furnas), whose shore and shallow waters are among the best habitats for waterbirds migrating through the Azores. The slopes of the crater are home of a good diversity of native plants of the laurel forest of Macaronesia. The Furnas complex is a very well known tourist attraction in the archipelago and it is also of great scientific interest. The eutrophication of the lake and the expansion of exotic invasive species are considerable threats to this site, which is under an urgent recovery plan for its restoration. Ramsar site no. 1801. Most recent RIS information: 2008.

Administrative region: 
Azores archipelago

  • National legal designation: 
    • Dominio publico Hidrico
  • Regional (international) legal designations: 
    • Other international designation
  • Last publication date: 
    16-06-2008

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