Gudo de Cavaleiro

Gudo de Cavaeiro

Map of Santo Antão Island, the summit is next to Alto Mira
Highest point
Elevation 1,811 m (5,942 ft)
Prominence 1,811 m (5,942 ft)
Listing List of mountains in Cape Verde
Coordinates 17°08′0″N 21°57′0″W / 17.13333°N 21.95000°W / 17.13333; -21.95000Coordinates: 17°08′0″N 21°57′0″W / 17.13333°N 21.95000°W / 17.13333; -21.95000
Geography
Gudo de Cavaeiro

southeastern Santo Antão

Geology
Mountain type Stratovolcano (extinct)
Last eruption unknown
Climbing
First ascent unknown
Easiest route road and hiking

Gudo de Caveliro is a mountain in the middle of the island Santo Antão in Cape Verde. It is the island's third highest point elevating 1,811 meters after Monte Tomé and Topo da Coroa. Nearby places includes Alto Mira to the west. It is in the Lagoa area and the Ribeira Grande-Porto Novo municipal boundary runs near the summit and there the western boundary heads northwest. Around the peak to its north, it is the source of Ribeira da Garça, a stream that flows north up to the Atlantic, 6 km west-southwest of Fontainhas.

Rock formations includes that of the Lagoa Group and parts of the Coroa Group consisting of nephelite rocks, it was formed in around 400,000 to 100,000 years ago. [1]

Up above it has panoramic views of much of the island including its nearby valleys and except for Tarrafal de Monte Trigo and the outer parts of the island's northern part, it has a view of Canal de São Vicente along with the island of São Vicente and its adjacent islands and the western part of São Nicolau.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Holm, Paul Martin (2006). Sampling the Cape Verde Mantle Plume: Evolution of Melt Compositions on Santo Antão, Cape Verde Island. 47. p. 145-18. doi:10.1093/petrology/egi071.

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