Monte Grande ( Portuguese meaning “big mountain”) 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 ...
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 ...
. It is situated 8 km northeast of the island capital
Espargos
Espargos (Portuguese language, Portuguese for "asparagus") is the capital and main commercial centre of the island and municipality of Sal, Cape Verde, Sal, Cape Verde. The cityResolução nº 36/2016 Estratégia e Plano Nacional de Negócios das Áreas ProtegidasPaisagens Protegidas Áreas protegidas Cabo Verde There are
pillow lava
Pillow lavas are lavas that contain characteristic pillow-shaped structures that are attributed to the extrusion of the lava underwater, or ''subaqueous extrusion''. Pillow lavas in volcanic rock are characterized by thick sequences of discontinu ...
formations on the coast.
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
Notes
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Lists of mountains by country, Cape Verde
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