Monte Fontainhas is a volcanic

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 the middle of Brava island in

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. At 976 m elevation, it is the highest point of the island. Rock types are made up of

phonolite Phonolite is an uncommon extrusive rock, of intermediate chemical composition between felsic and mafic, with texture ranging from aphanitic (fine-grained) to porphyritic (mixed fine- and coarse-grained). Phonolite is a variation of the igneou ...

and

ignimbrite Ignimbrite is a type of volcanic rock, consisting of hardened tuff. Ignimbrites form from the deposits of pyroclastic flows, which are a hot suspension of particles and gases flowing rapidly from a volcano, driven by being denser than the surro ...

. The mountainous centre of the island is often covered with clouds, which feed numerous springs, as was already observed by the 19th century traveller

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Fontainhas Geography of Brava, Cape Verde {{CapeVerde-geo-stub

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