Africa
Cape Verde
Tarrafal de São Nicolau Municipality

Monte Gordo

Monte Gordo is a mountain on the island of , . At 1,312 m elevation, it is the island's highest point. It is situated in the western part of the island, 6 km west of the island capital .
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cachaco and Fajã de Cima.

Village
Cachaço is a settlement in the northwestern part of the island of , . It is situated 3 km southwest of and 5 km west of .

Village
Fajã de Baixo is a town in the northern part of the island of , . It is situated 2 km south of and 5 km northwest of .

Village
is a settlement in the western part of the island of , . In 2010 its population was 155. It is situated 3 km southwest of and 6 km northeast of Tarrafal de São Nicolau. To its northwest is Monte Gordo.

Monte Gordo

Latitude
16.62142° or 16° 37′ 17″ north
Longitude
-24.35481° or 24° 21′ 17″ west
Elevation
1,312 metres (4,304 feet)
Open location code
798QJJCW+H3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1652790437
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­volcano
Geo­Names ID
11288090
Wiki­data ID
Q1778115
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Satellite Map

Discover Monte Gordo from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Portuguese—“Monte Gordo” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Monte Gordo”
  • Dutch: “Monte Gordo, Cape Verde”
  • Finnish: “Monte Gordo”
  • French: “Monte Gordo”
  • Ladin: “Monte Gordo”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Monte Gordo”
  • Norwegian: “Monte Gordo”
  • Portuguese: “Monte Gordo”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Vista Panoramica de Cha de Monte Gordo and Parque Natural Monte Gordo.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Monte Gordo”. Photo: Inisheer, CC BY-SA 2.5.