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This is a list of mountains in Cabo Verde: . Pico do Fogo (2829 m), the highest summit in Fogo and the nation Tope de Coroa (1,983 m), the highest summit in Santo Antão Pico de Antónia, highest point in Santiago Monte Verde (750 m), highest point in São Vicente Monte Grande (406 m), highest point in Sal Monte Estância (387 m), highest point in Boa Vista
Brava (Portuguese for "wild" or "brave") is an island in Cape Verde, and is part of the Sotavento group, in the central Atlantic Ocean. At 62.5 km 2 (24.1 sq mi), [1] it is the smallest inhabited island of the Cape Verde archipelago, but at the same time the greenest.
Monte Fontainhas is a volcanic mountain in the middle of Brava island in Cape Verde.At 976 m elevation, it is the highest point of the island. [1] Rock types are made up of phonolite and ignimbrite.
Although Cape Verde was neglected by Portugal, Portuguese treatment of Cape Verdeans was differed from their treatment of other colonized peoples; [18] the people of Cape Verde fared slightly better than Africans in other Portuguese colonies because of their lighter skin. A small minority received an education, and Cape Verde was the first ...
"Aluguer" bus on Brava. General view from the West. Cova Rodela is a village in the middle of the island of Brava, Cape Verde. The village is situated in the mountains, 1 km west of the island capital Nova Sintra. There are good walking paths to the island's tallest mountain Monte Fontainhas. Most of the inhabitants of the village live on ...
Monte Gordo is a mountain on the island of São Nicolau, Cape Verde. At 1,312 m elevation, it is the island's highest point. [1]: 20 It is situated in the western part of the island, 6 km west of the island capital Ribeira Brava. The mountain is of volcanic origin, less than 1 million years old. [3]
Cadamosto Seamount is a seamount in the Cape Verde islands, 25 kilometres (16 mi) southwest of Brava. It rises to a depth of 1,380 metres (4,530 ft) and partially overlaps with Brava. The seamount appears to be one of the recently active volcanic centres of the Cape Verde islands and has produced phonolite.
Cachaço is a village on the island of Brava, Cape Verde. It is situated in the mountains, 4 km south of the island capital Nova Sintra. In 2010 its population was 228. Its elevation is 592 meters. Cachaço is the second southernmost settlement in Cape Verde, after nearby Tantum. Some 4 km south is the southernmost point in Cape Verde, Ponta ...