Monte_Gordo_(Cape_Verde)

Monte Gordo (Cape Verde)

Monte Gordo (Cape Verde)

Mountain in Cape Verde

For other places, see Monte Gordo (disambiguation).

Monte Gordo is a mountain on the island of São Nicolau, Cape Verde. At 1,312 m elevation, it is the island's highest point.[1]: 20  It is situated in the western part of the island, 6 km west of the island capital Ribeira Brava. The mountain is of volcanic origin, less than 1 million years old.[2] The boundary of the municipalities Tarrafal de São Nicolau and Ribeira Brava runs over the mountain. It is part of the Monte Gordo Natural Park.

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The Monte Gordo Natural Park (Portuguese: Parque Natural de Monte Gordo)) has been created to protect the typical humid mountain ecosystem. It was established on February 24, 2003, and is category V by the IUCN,[1]: 20  The park area is 9.52 km2.[3] It is one of the few places in Cape Verde where the original vegetation has been preserved.[1]: 21  Some of the higher parts of the site are forested, especially around Monte Gordo where relatively high rainfall and frequent misty conditions cause the trees to be thickly covered with lichens.[4]

The dominant vegetation in the park is forests of Pinus, Eucalyptus and Cupressus species. Endemic plant species include Euphorbia tuckeyana, Nauplius smithii, Echium stenosiphon, Sonchus daltonii, Aeonium gorgoneum and Campanula jacobaea.[5]: 38 [6] Fauna includes the Chioninia nicolauensis (São Nicolau skink), Cape Verde wall gecko (Tarentola caboverdiana),[4] Fea's petrel (Pterodroma feae) and Cape Verde warbler (Acrocephalus brevipennis).[5] The site has been identified as an Important Bird Area by BirdLife International.[4]

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References

  1. [1]
    Inventário dos recursos turísticos do município do Tarrafal de São Nicolau, Direcção Geral do Turismo
  2. [2]
    Ramalho, Ricardo A.S. (2011). Building the Cape Verde Islands. Springer Theses. p. 184.
  3. [3]
    Resolução nº 36/2016, Estratégia e Plano Nacional de Negócios das Áreas Protegidas
  4. [4]
    "Central mountain range of Ilha de São Nicolau". Important Bird Areas factsheet. BirdLife International. 2018. Retrieved 2018-09-10.
  5. [5]
    Plano de Gestão – Parque Natural Monte Gordo – S. Nicolau
  6. [6]
    "Endemic plants of São Nicolau". Archived from the original on 2009-05-20.
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