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Monte Verde (Cape Verde)

Monte Verde (Cape Verde)

Mountain in Cape Verde

Monte Verde (Portuguese meaning "green mountain") is a mountain in the eastern part of the island of São Vicente, Cape Verde. At 744 m elevation, it is the island's highest point.[1] The mountain is located 6 km (4 mi) east of the city centre of Mindelo.

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Natural Park

The mountain is part of the Natural Park Monte Verde, covering 3.12 km2 (1.20 sq mi).[2][3] Due to its elevation, it is less arid than the rest of the island. All species and communities of endemic flora of São Vicente are concentrated in this area. Of the 93 inventoried species of flora, 17 are on the list of endangered species of São Vicente.[4] In the inaccessible parts of Monte Verde there is a typical vegetation consisting of Limonium jovibarba, Sonchus daltonii, Lobularia canariensis subsp. fruticosa and Campylanthus glaber subsp. spathulatus.[1][5]


See also

References

  1. [1]
    Inventário dos recursos turísticos do município de S. Vicente, Direcção Geral do Turismo, p. 23-24
  2. [2]
    Resolução nº 36/2016, Estratégia e Plano Nacional de Negócios das Áreas Protegidas
  3. [3]
    Parques Naturais, Áreas protegidas Cabo Verde
  4. [4]
    Áreas protegidas, Cabo Verde (in Portuguese)
  5. [5]
    Schmidt, Johann Anton (1852). Beiträge zur Flora der Cap Verdischen Inseln. p. 245.
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