Information about Cape Verde: Cape Verde or Cabo Verde, officially the Republic of Cabo Verde, is an archipelago and island country in the central Atlantic Ocean, consisting of ten volcanic islands with a combined land area of about 4,033 square kilometres. Read More...

Nature Reserves

Fogo Natural Park, on the island of Fogo, is one of ten "natural parks" in the country of Cape Verde. The protected area is 84.69 km², which is 17.8{2101a46774ee4209cfd8c4e81f38ec2bc7ff73944637b04b97613043a910b70c} of the total area of the island. 50{2101a46774ee4209cfd8c4e81f38ec2bc7ff73944637b04b97613043a910b70c} of the park lies within the municipality Santa Catarina do Fogo, 28{2101a46774ee4209cfd8c4e81f38ec2bc7ff73944637b04b97613043a910b70c} in municipality of Mosteiros and 22{2101a46774ee4209cfd8c4e81f38ec2bc7ff73944637b04b97613043a910b70c} in São Filipe. 

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. 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. 

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