Monte Cara is a
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 t ...
in western part of the island of
São Vicente,
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 ...
. Its elevation is 490 m.
[Inventário dos recursos turísticos do município de S. Vicente]
Direcção Geral do Turismo, p. 30 It resembles a human face looking at the sky, hence its name, which means "face mountain" in Portuguese. It is a landmark of the city of
, from which it can be seen across
Porto Grande Bay.
[
The album '' Voz d'Amor'' (2003) by Cesária Évora contains the song ''Monte Cara''.]
See also
* List of mountains in Cape Verde
References
{{São Vicente
Cara
Geography of São Vicente, Cape Verde