Coordinates: 14°59′20″N 23°31′44″W / 14.989°N 23.529°W / 14.989; -23.529

Monte das Vacas

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Monte das Vacas
Monte das Vacas is located in Cape Verde
Monte das Vacas
Monte das Vacas
southern Santiago
Highest point
Elevation437 m (1,434 ft)
ListingList of mountains in Cape Verde
Coordinates14°59′20″N 23°31′44″W / 14.989°N 23.529°W / 14.989; -23.529
Geography
Locationsouthern Santiago
Geology
Type of rockbasalt, basanite

Monte das Vacas is a mountain located in the southeastern part of the island of Santiago, Cape Verde. It is 2 km south of Ribeirão Chiqueiro and 8 km of the city centre of the capital Praia. Its elevation is 437 meters. It is of volcanic origin and was formed between 1.1 and 0.7 million years ago.[1]

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References

  1. ^ Holm, P. M. (2008). "An 40Ar-39Ar study of the Cape Verde hot spot: temporal evolution in a semistationary plate environment". Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth. 113. J. Geophys. Res.: B08201. doi:10.1029/2007JB005339.