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Monte Velha is a peak in the northeastern part of the island of Fogo in
Cape Verde , national_anthem = () , official_languages = Portuguese , national_languages = Cape Verdean Creole , capital = Praia , coordinates = , largest_city = capital , demonym ...
. Its elevation is 1,482 m. It is a subpeak of the
Pico do Fogo Pico do Fogo is the highest peak of Cape Verde and West Africa, rising to above sea level. It is an active stratovolcano lying on the island of Fogo. The main cone last erupted in 1680, causing mass emigration from the island. A subsidiary ven ...
volcano, located at the northeastern end of the crater rim. It lies within the municipality of Mosteiros, 4 km southwest of the city centre. Its forest is a protected area, part of the larger
Fogo Natural Park Fogo Natural Park ( pt, Parque Natural do Fogo), on the island of Fogo, is one of ten "natural parks" in the country of Cape Verde.
.Parques Naturais
Áreas protegidas Cabo Verde Due to the exposure of northeast winds, Monte Velha is the most humid part of the island. The annual precipitation shows much variation: in the period 1990-2000 it ranged between 214 and 1,481 mm.Teresa Leyens
''Biodiversität und Erhalt der Hochlagenvegetation der Insel Fogo (Kap Verde): Ausarbeitung eines Konzeptes für ein Schutzgebiet''
University of Bonn, 2002, p. 8 (pdf)


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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 External links * {{Cape Verde topics * Cape Verde Mountains Cape A cape is a clothing accessory or a sleevele ...


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Áreas protegidas, Cabo Verde (Protected areas of Cape Verde)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Velha Geography of Fogo, Cape Verde Mountains of Cape Verde Protected areas of Cape Verde