Monte Verde, Cape Verde
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Monte Verde is the tallest mountain in the island of São Vicente
, Cape Verde
. The mountain is located 8 km (5 mi) east of the city of Mindelo
, the island's main city. The mountain is also a preservation area.
The point of the obligatory pass includes the view of the entire island of São Vicente.
The view at the top of Monte Verde is spectacular featuring views of the entire island including Baía das Gatas and Praia Grade along with the city of Mindelo
and its port. The island includes a majestic silhouette of the visible island of Santo Antão to the northwest.
The destinations during the weekends are very popular, it is only 15 minutes by car from downtown Mindelo
. It also features rare plants that are considered endangered
. The mountain color are brown which are dominantly rocky in the eastern part. The island also has a communications antenna which broadcasts TV
and radio
and also serves signals for cell phones.
São Vicente, Cape Verde
São Vicente , also Son Visent or Son Sent in Cape Verdean Creole, is one of the Barlavento islands of Cape Verde. It is located between the islands of Santo Antão and Santa Luzia, with the Canal de São Vicente separating it from Santo Antão.- Geography :The island is roughly rectangular in shape...
, Cape Verde
Cape Verde
The Republic of Cape Verde is an island country, spanning an archipelago of 10 islands located in the central Atlantic Ocean, 570 kilometres off the coast of Western Africa...
. The mountain is located 8 km (5 mi) east of the city of Mindelo
Mindelo
For the parish in Portugal, see Mindelo, PortugalMindelo , is a port city in the northern part of the island of São Vicente in Cape Verde. Mindelo is also the seat of the parish of Nossa Senhora da Luz, and this island's municipality...
, the island's main city. The mountain is also a preservation area.
The point of the obligatory pass includes the view of the entire island of São Vicente.
The view at the top of Monte Verde is spectacular featuring views of the entire island including Baía das Gatas and Praia Grade along with the city of Mindelo
Mindelo
For the parish in Portugal, see Mindelo, PortugalMindelo , is a port city in the northern part of the island of São Vicente in Cape Verde. Mindelo is also the seat of the parish of Nossa Senhora da Luz, and this island's municipality...
and its port. The island includes a majestic silhouette of the visible island of Santo Antão to the northwest.
The destinations during the weekends are very popular, it is only 15 minutes by car from downtown Mindelo
Mindelo
For the parish in Portugal, see Mindelo, PortugalMindelo , is a port city in the northern part of the island of São Vicente in Cape Verde. Mindelo is also the seat of the parish of Nossa Senhora da Luz, and this island's municipality...
. It also features rare plants that are considered endangered
Endangered species
An endangered species is a population of organisms which is at risk of becoming extinct because it is either few in numbers, or threatened by changing environmental or predation parameters...
. The mountain color are brown which are dominantly rocky in the eastern part. The island also has a communications antenna which broadcasts TV
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
and radio
Radio
Radio is the transmission of signals through free space by modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible light. Electromagnetic radiation travels by means of oscillating electromagnetic fields that pass through the air and the vacuum of space...
and also serves signals for cell phones.
Nearest places
- Calhau, southeast
- Madeiral, south
- Seixal, west southwest
- Mato Inglês, southwest
- MindeloMindeloFor the parish in Portugal, see Mindelo, PortugalMindelo , is a port city in the northern part of the island of São Vicente in Cape Verde. Mindelo is also the seat of the parish of Nossa Senhora da Luz, and this island's municipality...
, west - Baía das Gatas, northeast
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