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Monte António Gomes
Monte António Gomes is a mountain in the northeastern part of the island of São Vicente, Cape Verde. Its elevation is 362 meters. It is 1.6 km north of Monte Verde, 2.3 km southeast of the village Salamansa and 6 km east of the city centre of Mindelo. See also * 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 Notes External links * {{Cape Verde topics Mountains of Cape Verde, * Lists of mountains by country, Cape Verde Lists ... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Gomes Antonio Monte Mountains of Cape Verde Geography of São Vicente, Cape Verde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Notes External links * {{Cape Verde topics Mountains of Cape Verde, * Lists of mountains by country, Cape Verde Lists of landforms of Cape Verde, Mountains Lists of mountains of Africa, Cape ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
São Vicente, Cape Verde
São Vicente (Portuguese language, Portuguese for "Vincent of Saragossa, Saint Vincent") is one of the Barlavento Islands, the northern group within the Cape Verde archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, off the West Africa, West African coast. It is located between the islands of Santo Antão, Cape Verde, Santo Antão and Santa Luzia, Cape Verde, Santa Luzia, with the Canal de São Vicente separating it from Santo Antão. Geography The island is roughly rectangle, rectangular in shape with an area of . From east to west it measures and from north to south .Cabo Verde, Statistical Yearbook 2015 Instituto Nacional de Estatística (Cape Verde), Instituto Nacional de Estatística The island, of volcano, volcanic origin, is fairly flat. The last volcanic activity is considered to have t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mountain
A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited summit area, and is usually higher than a hill, typically rising at least above the surrounding land. A few mountains are inselberg, isolated summits, but most occur in mountain ranges. mountain formation, Mountains are formed through tectonic plate, tectonic forces, erosion, or volcanism, which act on time scales of up to tens of millions of years. Once mountain building ceases, mountains are slowly leveled through the action of weathering, through Slump (geology), slumping and other forms of mass wasting, as well as through erosion by rivers and glaciers. High elevations on mountains produce Alpine climate, colder climates than at sea level at similar latitude. These colder climates strongly affect the Montane ecosystems, ecosystems of mountains: different elevations hav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 lie between west of Cap-Vert, the westernmost point of continental Africa. The List of islands of Cape Verde, Cape Verde islands form part of the Macaronesia ecoregion, along with the Azores, the Canary Islands, Madeira and the Savage Isles. The Cape Verde archipelago was uninhabited until the 15th century, when Portuguese Empire, Portuguese explorers colonized the islands, establishing one of the first Age of Discovery, European settlements in the tropics. Due to its strategic position, Cape Verde became a significant location in the Atlantic slave trade, transatlantic slave trade during the 16th and 17th centuries. The islands experienced economic growth during this period, driven by their role by the rapid emergence of merchants, priva ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monte Verde, Cape Verde
Monte Verde ( Portuguese meaning "green mountain") is a mountain in the eastern part of the island of São Vicente, Cape Verde. At 744 m elevation, it is the island's highest point.Inventário dos recursos turísticos do município de S. Vicente Direcção Geral do Turismo, p. 23-24 The mountain is located east of the city centre of . Natural Park The mountain is part of the '' Natural Park Monte Verde'', covering .[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salamansa
Salamansa is a village in the northeastern part of the island of Sao Vicente, Cape Verde. It is situated on the north coast, approximately 5 km northeast of the city centre of Mindelo. In 2010 its population was 1,179. Salamansa is a fishing village with a long sandy beach.Inventário dos recursos turísticos do município de S. Vicente Direcção Geral do Turismo, p. 28, 41 In popular culture *'''', a collection of short stories by |
Mindelo
Mindelo is a port cityCabo Verde, Statistical Yearbook 2015 Instituto Nacional de Estatística (Cape Verde), Instituto Nacional de Estatística, p. 32-33 in the northern part of the island of São Vicente, Cape Verde, São Vicente in Cape Verde. Mindelo is also the seat of the parish of Nossa Senhora da Luz, and the municipality of São Vicente, Cape Verde, São Vicente. The city is home to 93% of the entire island's population and is Cape Verde's second most populous city and largest city in Barlavento Islands. Mindelo is also considered the cultural capital of Cape Verde, known for its colourful and animated carnival celebrations, with roots in Culture of Portugal, Portuguese traditions later influenced by the Brazilian culture. History [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mountains Of Cape Verde
A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited summit area, and is usually higher than a hill, typically rising at least above the surrounding land. A few mountains are inselberg, isolated summits, but most occur in mountain ranges. mountain formation, Mountains are formed through tectonic plate, tectonic forces, erosion, or volcanism, which act on time scales of up to tens of millions of years. Once mountain building ceases, mountains are slowly leveled through the action of weathering, through Slump (geology), slumping and other forms of mass wasting, as well as through erosion by rivers and glaciers. High elevations on mountains produce Alpine climate, colder climates than at sea level at similar latitude. These colder climates strongly affect the Montane ecosystems, ecosystems of mountains: different elevations hav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
