Monte Verde (
Portuguese meaning "green mountain") is a mountain in the eastern part of the island of
São Vicente,
Cape Verde
Cape Verde or Cabo Verde, officially the Republic of Cabo Verde, is an island country and archipelagic state of West Africa in the central Atlantic Ocean, consisting of ten volcanic islands with a combined land area of about . These islands ...
. 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
An endangered species is a species that is very likely to become extinct in the near future, either worldwide or in a particular political jurisdiction. Endangered species may be at risk due to factors such as habitat loss, poaching, inv ...
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 subsp. fruticosa'' and ''
Campylanthus glaber subsp. spathulatus''.
See also
* List of protected areas in Cape Verde
References
External links
Monte Verde on www.mindelo.info
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Geography of São Vicente, Cape Verde
Protected areas of Cape Verde