Monte Verde (
Portuguese
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** Portu ...
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.
[Inventário dos recursos turísticos do município de S. Vicente]
Direcção Geral do Turismo, p. 23-24 The mountain is located east of the city centre of
.
Natural Park
The mountain is part of the ''
Natural Park Monte Verde'', covering .
[Resolução nº 36/2016]
Estratégia e Plano Nacional de Negócios das Áreas Protegidas[Parques Naturais]
Áreas protegidas Cabo Verde 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.
Áreas protegidas, Cabo Verde
' In the inaccessible parts of Monte Verde there is a typical vegetation consisting of ''
Limonium jovibarba'', ''
Sonchus daltonii'', ''
Lobularia canariensis
''Lobularia'' is the scientific name of several genera of organisms and may refer to:
* ''Lobularia'' (coral), a genus of corals in the family Alcyoniidae
* ''Lobularia'' (fungus) Velen. 1934, a genus of fungi in the order Helotiales
* ''Lobular ...
subsp. fruticosa'' and ''
Campylanthus glaber subsp. spathulatus''.
See also
*
References
External links
Monte Verde on www.mindelo.info
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Geography of São Vicente, Cape Verde
Protected areas of Cape Verde