Pico d'Antónia
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Pico da Antónia is Santiago
Santiago, Cape Verde
Santiago , or Santiagu in Cape Verdean Creole, is the largest island of Cape Verde, its most important agricultural centre and home to half the nation’s population. At the time of Darwin's voyage it was called St. Jago....

's tallest mountain
Mountain
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 located in the central part of the island in 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...

. It is ranked before Serra da Malagueta
Serra da Malagueta
Serra da Malagueta is a mountain range located in the northern portion of the island of Santiago.Much of the mountains are grassy and rocky but they contain some forests in the area as well as grasslands to the west, the south and the east.-Panorama:...

 in the north of the island. The area within the peak and its mountain range are part of the national park of the same name. The area surrounding the mountain is rocky and grassy with a couple of forests in its valley and the low-lying areas, grasslands and plants dominate the middle part and rocks within the summit of the peak. The mountain is entirely of volcanic origin. The mountain has some roads around the mountain but does not access the peak. The panorama offers a view to the central part of the island and its surrounding mountains and hills. Assomada
Assomada
-Other:Assomada has an university , an extensive school complex, including a "Liceu" , and "Escola Primária"...

lies close to the mountain as well as the Tarrafal–Assomada Road.
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