Ribeira Seca
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Ribeira Seca is Portuguese
for dry ravine
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Portuguese language
Portuguese is a Romance language that arose in the medieval Kingdom of Galicia, nowadays Galicia and Northern Portugal. The southern part of the Kingdom of Galicia became independent as the County of Portugal in 1095...
for dry ravine
Ravine
A ravine is a landform narrower than a canyon and is often the product of streamcutting erosion. Ravines are typically classified as larger in scale than gullies, although smaller than valleys. A ravine is generally a fluvial slope landform of relatively steep sides, on the order of twenty to...
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Portugal
In the archipelago of the AzoresAzores
The Archipelago of the Azores is composed of nine volcanic islands situated in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean, and is located about west from Lisbon and about east from the east coast of North America. The islands, and their economic exclusion zone, form the Autonomous Region of the...
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- Ribeira Seca (Calheta)Ribeira Seca (Calheta)Ribeira Seca is a parish in the municipality of Calheta in the Portuguese Azores. In 2001, the population hovered around 1105, within an administrative area of 53.77 km² ....
, a civil parish in the municipality of Calheta, São Jorge - Ribeira Seca (Ribeira Grande)Ribeira Seca (Ribeira Grande)Ribeira Seca is a parish in the municipality of Ribeira Grande in the Azores. The population in 2001 is 2550, its density is 340.9/km² and the area is 7.48 km². It is located in the southern part of Ribeira Grande.-Geography:...
, a civil parish in the municipality of Ribeira Grande, São Miguel - Ribeira Seca (Vila Franca do Campo)Ribeira Seca (Vila Franca do Campo)Ribeira Seca is a parish in the district of Vila Franca do Campo in the Azores.-History:On June 2002, the parish was split from the neighboring São Miguel. Prior to that was a settlement and a subdivision.-Geography:...
, a civil parish in the municipality of Vila Franca do Campo, São Miguel