Rocha Estância is a mountain in the southwestern part of the island
Boa Vista in
Cape Verde
Cape Verde or Cabo Verde, officially the Republic of Cabo Verde, is an island country and archipelagic state of West Africa in the central Atlantic Ocean, consisting of ten volcanic islands with a combined land area of about . These islands ...
, east of the village of
Povoação Velha
Povoação Velha is a village in the southwestern part of the island of Boa Vista, Cape Verde.[protected area
Protected areas or conservation areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognized natural or cultural values. Protected areas are those areas in which human presence or the exploitation of natural resources (e.g. firewood ...]
(category ''Natural Monument'') covering 253 ha.
[Protected areas in the island of Boa Vista]
- Municipality (and Island) of Boa Vista, March 2013 [Resolução nº 36/2016]
Estratégia e Plano Nacional de Negócios das Áreas Protegidas The
Our Lady of Conception church is located at the western foot of the mountain.
See also
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List of mountains in Cape Verde
This is a list of mountains in Cabo Verde:
List
See also
*Lists of mountains by region
*Geography of Cape Verde
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Lists of mountains by country, Cape Verde
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References
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Áreas protegidas, Cabo Verde (Protected areas of Cape Verde)
Geography of Boa Vista, Cape Verde
Estancia
An estancia or estância is a large, private plot of land used for farming or raising cattle or sheep. Estancias are located in the southern South American grasslands of Chilean and Argentine Patagonia, while the ''pampas'' have historically bee ...
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