Pico do Fogo

Pico do Fogo is an active stratovolcano located on the island of , , rising to 2,829 metres above sea level. The main cone last erupted in 1680, causing mass emigration from the island.
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  • Type: Volcano with an elevation of 2,829 metres
  • Description: active volcano and highest peak of Cape Verde
  • Also known as: “Chã das Caldeiras”, “Crater Pico de Fogo”, “Fogo ugnikalnis”, “Gran Pico”, “Monte Fogo”, “Mount Fogo”, “Nejvyšší hora Kapverd”, “Pic de Fogo”, “Pico do Cano”, “Vulcão”, and “Vulcão do Fogo”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Fogo Natural Park.

Nature reserve
Photo: Cayambe, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a protected area located…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chã das Caldeiras and Cabeça Fundão.

Photo: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- literally the Plateau of the…

Hamlet
Photo: Flexman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a settlement in the southern part…

Hamlet
Photo: Flexman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a settlement in the eastern part of the island of , .

Pico do Fogo

Latitude
14.9494° or 14° 56′ 58″ north
Longitude
-24.34031° or 24° 20′ 25″ west
Elevation
2,829 metres (9,281 feet)
Open location code
796QWMX5+QV
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2048458042
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­volcano
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
3374363
Wiki­data ID
Q499108
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Venetian—“Pico do Fogo” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بيكو دو فوغو”
  • Armenian: “Ֆոգու (հրաբուխ)”
  • Armenian: “Ֆոգու”
  • Basque: “Pico do Fogo”
  • Belarusian: “Фогу”
  • Catalan: “Fogo”
  • Catalan: “Pico do Fogo”
  • Cebuano: “Pico (tumoy sa bukid)”
  • Cebuano: “Pico”
  • Chinese: “福古火山”
  • Czech: “Pico do Fogo”
  • Dutch: “Pico do Fogo”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل پيكو دو فوجو”
  • Estonian: “Fogo vulkaan”
  • Finnish: “Pico de Fogo”
  • French: “Pico do Fogo”
  • Galician: “Pico do Fogo”
  • German: “Pico do Fogo”
  • Hausa: “Pico do Fogo”
  • Hebrew: “פיקו דו פוגו”
  • Hindi: “पीकू दू फोगू”
  • Hungarian: “Pico do Fogo”
  • Icelandic: “Pico do Fogo”
  • Indonesian: “Pico do Fogo”
  • Italian: “Pico do Fogo”
  • Japanese: “フォゴ山”
  • Korean: “포고 산”
  • Korean: “포구산”
  • Ladin: “Pico do Fogo”
  • Lithuanian: “Fogas”
  • Low German: “Pico de Fogo”
  • Luxembourgish: “Pico do Fogo”
  • Malayalam: “പിക്കു ഡു ഫോഗു”
  • Northern Frisian: “Pico do Fogo”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Pico do Fogo”
  • Norwegian: “Pico do Fogo”
  • Persian: “پیکو دو فوگو”
  • Polish: “Pico do Fogo”
  • Portuguese: “Pico do Fogo”
  • Russian: “Фогу”
  • Scots: “Pico do Fogo”
  • Slovak: “Pico”
  • Slovenian: “Pico do Fogo”
  • Spanish: “Pico do Fogo”
  • Swahili: “Pico do Fogo”
  • Swedish: “Pico”
  • Turkish: “Pico do Fogo Dağı”
  • Twi: “Fogo Bepɔw (Pico do Fogo)”
  • Twi: “Fogo Bepɔw”
  • Ukrainian: “Фогу”
  • Venetian: “Pico de Fogo”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Portela and Bangaeira.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Pico de Fogo and volcanic ash-field.

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