Tope de Coroa is a mountain on the island of Santo Antão's,

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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

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. The mountain is entirely of

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origin. The area is the source of several streams including Ribeira de Monte Trigo which flows westward to

Monte Trigo Monte Trigo is the westernmost settlement on the island of Santo Antão, Cape Verde. It is situated on the coast, at the foot of the Tope de Coroa, the highest mountain of the island. It is 28 km west of the island capital Porto Novo. In 2010 it ...

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 ''

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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.

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Áreas protegidas, Cabo Verde
{{Protected areas in Cape Verde Coroa Geography of Santo Antão, Cape Verde Porto Novo Municipality

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