Pico de Antónia is a

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located in the central part of the island of

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. At , it is the highest point of the island. The mountain is part of the protected area ''Parque Natural da Serra do Pico de Antónia''.Resolução nº 36/2016
Estratégia e Plano Nacional de Negócios das Áreas Protegidas The towns Picos and Assomada lie close to the mountain. The Serra do Pico da Antónia has been identified by

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as an

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. The mountain is at the

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of the municipalities of São Salvador do Mundo, São Lourenço dos Órgãos and Ribeira Grande de Santiago. North of the summit is the source of the Ribeira de Pico da Antónia, a source river of the Ribeira Seca. The Pico da Antónia formation is of

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origin, and was formed between 3.3 and 2.3 million years ago during the

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and the Gelasian periods.

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