Pico da Cruz
Pico da Cruz is a mountain in the eastern part of the island of Santo Antão. Its elevation is 1585 m. It is 5 km southwest of the town Pombas. It gives its name to the nearby village of Pico da Cruz, part of the municipality of Paul.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Cova and Lombo de Figueira.
Cova
Volcano
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Cova is a volcanic caldera in the east-central part of the island of Santo Antão in Cape Verde. It is situated at the southwestern end of the municipality of Paul. Cova is situated 3½ km west of Pico da Cruz.
Lombo de Figueira
Residential area
Lombo de Figueira is a settlement in the eastcentral part of the island of Santo Antão, Cape Verde, part of the municipality of Porto Novo and the parish of São João Baptista. Lombo de Figueira is situated 4 km west of Pico da Cruz.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pico da Cruz and Janela.
Pico da Cruz
Village
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Pico da Cruz is a settlement in the northeastern part of the island of Santo Antão, Cape Verde. In 2010 its population was 138. It is situated 6 km southwest of Pombas and 10 km northeast of the island capital Porto Novo.
Janela
Village
Janela is a settlement in the eastern part of the island of Santo Antão, Cape Verde. It is situated on the Atlantic coast, 4 km southeast of Pombas and 14 km northeast of the island capital Porto Novo The central village, Pontinha, lies on a rocky peninsula. Janela is situated 5 km east of Pico da Cruz.
Pombas
Town
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Pombas is a city in the northeastern part of the island of Santo Antão, Cape Verde. It is the seat of the municipality Paul. It is situated on the coast, at the mouth of the Ribeira do Paul, 7 km southeast of Ribeira Grande and 15 km north of the island capital Porto Novo. Pombas is situated 5 km north of Pico da Cruz.
Pico da Cruz
- Type: Mountain with an elevation of 1,585 metres
- Description: mountain in Cape Verde
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Paul Municipality, Cape Verde, Africa
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Swedish—“Pico da Cruz” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Pico da Cruz”
- Cebuano: “Pico da Cruz (bukid sa Cabo Verde)”
- Cebuano: “Pico da Cruz”
- Dutch: “Pico da Cruz”
- Ladin: “Pico da Cruz”
- Persian: “پیکو دا کروز”
- Portuguese: “Pico da Cruz (Santo Antão)”
- Portuguese: “Pico da Cruz”
- Spanish: “Pico da Cruz”
- Swahili: “Pico da Cruz”
- Swedish: “Pico da Cruz (berg i Kap Verde)”
- Swedish: “Pico da Cruz”
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