São Jorge, another one of the islands of the central group very is extended (58km of length by only 8km of length) and its form makes think about a great and immovable marine monster. Its surface is of 248m2 and more than half of his territory it is over 300m. It is the fourth island in surface from the archipelago to 19km of Tip, 39km of Faial, 60km of Graciosa, 93km of Terceira and to 245km of São Miguel. The island is characterized, geographically, by a central axis that extends forming an extensive plateau of 45 km with an average altitude of 800m, culminating in the tip upper of the island the Tip gives Esperança (1053m) practically located in center geographic of the island. This plateau, of beautiful green landscapes and with a small row of volcanic tips, is a paradise for the lovers of the hiking with magnificent panoramic views in the numerous grass, separated of others by fences of hortensias and great brezos, idyllic fajãs (level zones next to the sea) and coastal towns. In the days of good visibility they are possible to be gotten to see at first until the silhouette of Terceira. The highest part of this plateau reaches in the zone the west from Pico do Areeiro to the Tip it give Caldeirinhas, happening through the Tips of Esperança and Carvão and is covered by endemic vegetation of great botanical value reason why it is no wonder the zone counts on several Natural Forest Reserves.
The rough coast of this island offers, mainly, cliffs covered with trees hurrying several hundreds of meters towards the ocean. The cliffs most impressive are in the North coast where they arrive at heights of 480 meters.