Monte Caçador and Pico Forcado Protected Countryside

Monte Caçador and Pico Forcado Protected Countryside (Portuguese: Paisagem protegido de Monte Caçador e Pico Forcado) is a protected area covering 3,357 hectares (12.96 sq mi) of land[1][2][3] in the eastern part of the island of Boa Vista in Cape Verde. It is the most important mountain formation on the island, but not the highest.

Monte Caçador
Pico Forcado
Mesa Cágado
Monte Caçador
Pico Forcado
Mesa Cágado
Location in Cape Verde
Highest point
Elevation364 m (1,194 ft)
Coordinates16°7′N 22°46′W 
Geography
LocationEast central Boa Vista

The alignment of the peaks forms a tiny mountain range that consists Monte Caçador (355 metres [1,165 ft], Pico Forcado (364 metres [1,194 ft]) and the lower Mesa Cágado (297 metres [974 ft]). The rock formation consists of phonolitic deposits over the basaltic Fundo de Figueiras Formation.[4]

See also

References
  1. Paisagens protegidas, Cabo Verde (in Portuguese)
  2. Protected areas in the island of Boa Vista Archived 2017-11-10 at the Wayback Machine - Municipality of Boa Vista (in Portuguese)
  3. Resolução nº 36/2016, Estratégia e Plano Nacional de Negócios das Áreas Protegidas
  4. Ramalho, R. (2010). Tracers of uplift and subsidence in the Cape Verde Archipelago. p. 11.


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