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Monte Fontainhas
View of the summit with clouds from the north rocky coast.
Highest point
Elevation976 m (3,202 ft)
Prominence976 m (3,202 ft)
ListingList of mountains in Cape Verde
Coordinates14°51′05″N 24°42′17″W / 14.85139°N 24.70472°W / 14.85139; -24.70472
Geography
Monte Fontainhas is located in Cape VerdeMonte FontainhasMonte Fontainhascentral Brava
Geology
Mountain typeStratovolcano

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. Rock types are made up of phonolite and ignimbrite. The mountainous centre of the island is often covered with clouds, which feed numerous springs, as was already observed by the 19th century traveller Armand d'Avezac.

See also

References

  1. ^ Cabo Verde, Statistical Yearbook 2015, Instituto Nacional de Estatística, p. 25
  2. Armand d'Avezac; et al. (1848). "Brava". Îles de l'Afrique. Paris: Firmin Didot Frères. p. 209.
The Island of Brava
Communities and settlements Brava, Cape Verde
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