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Fraga da Pena Waterfall

Fraga da Pena Waterfall
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A 19 meter waterfall in an heavenly place.

Fraga da Pena, in the middle of the Protected Landscape of the Açor Mountain, corresponds to a geological protuberance crossed by Barroca de Degraínhos, creating a series of successive waterfalls. The waterfall has a height of 19 meters.

Along its banks there are some old specimens of European Oak (Quercus robur) and Sweet Chestnut (Castanea sativa), as well as arbutus trees (Arbutus unedo), flax-leaved daphne (Daphne gnidium), as well as mock privet (Phillyrea latifolia) and a narrow-leaved mock privet (P. angustifolia).

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    Coordinates

    GD: 40.218767 -7.934154
    DMS: 40°13′7.56″N 7°56′2.95″W
    UTM: 29T 590690 4452583

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