Monte Gordo is a mountain on the island of
São Nicolau,
Cape Verde
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. At 1,312 m elevation, it is the island's highest point.
[ It is situated in the western part of the island, 6 km west of the island capital Ribeira Brava. The mountain is of ]volcanic
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origin, less than 1 million years old. The boundary of the municipalities Tarrafal de São Nicolau Tarrafal may refer to several locations in Cape Verde:
* Tarrafal, Cape Verde, a town on the island of Santiago
* Tarrafal, Cape Verde (municipality), a municipality on the island of Santiago
* Tarrafal de São Nicolau, Cape Verde, a town on the i ...
and Ribeira Brava runs over the mountain. It is part of the ''Monte Gordo Natural Park''.
Monte Gordo Natural Park
The ''Monte Gordo Natural Park'' (Portuguese: ''Parque Natural de Monte Gordo'')) has been created to protect the typical humid mountain ecosystem. It was established on February 24, 2003, and is category V by the IUCN
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,[ The park area is 9.52 km2.][Resolução nº 36/2016]
Estratégia e Plano Nacional de Negócios das Áreas Protegidas It is one of the few places in Cape Verde where the original vegetation has been preserved.[ Some of the higher parts of the site are forested, especially around Monte Gordo where relatively high rainfall and frequent misty conditions cause the trees to be thickly covered with lichens.]Euphorbia tuckeyana
''Euphorbia tuckeyana'' is a species of flowering plants of the family Euphorbiaceae. The species is endemic to Cape Verde.Oromí, Martín, Zurita & Cabrera, 2005 : Lista preliminar de especies silvestres de Cabo Verde: Hongos, Plantas y Animales ...
'', '' Nauplius smithii'', ''Echium stenosiphon
''Echium stenosiphon'' is a plant species of the family Boraginaceae. The species is endemic to 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 ...
'', ''Sonchus daltonii
''Sonchus daltonii'' is a species of flowering plants of the family Asteraceae. The species is endemic to Cape Verde.Oromí, Martín, Zurita & Cabrera, 2005 : Lista preliminar de especies silvestres de Cabo Verde: Hongos, Plantas y Animales Terre ...
'', '' Aeonium gorgoneum'' and ''Campanula jacobaea
''Campanula jacobaea'' is a species of flowering plants of the Campanulaceae family. The species is endemic to Cape Verde and is listed as vulnerable by the IUCN. Its local name is ''contra-bruxas-azul'' ("blue against witches"). The plant is use ...
''.[Plano de Gestão – Parque Natural Monte Gordo – S. Nicolau]
/ref>[ Fea's petrel (''Pterodroma feae'') and ]Cape Verde warbler
The Cape Verde warbler (''Acrocephalus brevipennis'') is an Old World warbler in the genus '' Acrocephalus''. It is also known as the Cape Verde cane warbler or Cape Verde swamp warbler, and in Creole as ''tchota-de-cana'' or ''chincherote'' (al ...
(''Acrocephalus brevipennis'').[ The site has been identified as an ]Important Bird Area
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by BirdLife International
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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
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Geography of São Nicolau, Cape Verde
Ribeira Brava, Cape Verde
Tarrafal de São Nicolau