Tope de Coroa is a mountain on the island of
Santo Antão's,
Cape Verde
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. At 1,979 m elevation, it is the highest point of the island.
[ It is in the western part of the island, 25 km west of the island capital ]Porto Novo
Porto-Novo (Portuguese: "New Port", , ; yo, Àjàṣẹ́, ), also known as Hogbonu and Ajashe, is the capital of Benin. The commune covers an area of and as of 2002 had a population of 223,552 people.
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. The mountain is entirely of volcanic
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origin. The area is the source of several streams including Ribeira de Monte Trigo which flows westward to Monte Trigo.
The mountain forms part of a natural park, covering .[Resolução nº 36/2016]
Estratégia e Plano Nacional de Negócios das Áreas Protegidas It contains 61% of the endemic angiosperm plants of Cape Verde, of which 25% are in the red list of endangered species, including ''Periploca laevigata
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subsp. chevalieri''. Free grazing is a threat to the biodiversity of the area.[Consultoria em Gestão de Recursos Naturais]
Isildo Gomes, p. 17-30 Tope de Coroa consists of relatively young volcanic rock, formed between 200,000 and 170,000 years ago.
See also
* List of mountains in Cape Verde
This is a list of mountains in Cabo Verde:
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See also
* Lists of mountains by region
*Geography of Cape Verde
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* List of Ultras of Africa
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References
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Áreas protegidas, Cabo Verde
{{Protected areas in Cape Verde
Coroa
Geography of Santo Antão, Cape Verde
Porto Novo Municipality