Fogo

Fogo is one of the Islands in the Atlantic. It lies east of the islands Brava and west of Santiago. The Pico do Fogo is with 2,829 m the second highest mountain in the Atlantic and dominates the island, which has a diameter of about 26 km.
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Essential Destinations

Top destinations include São Filipe and Chã das Caldeiras.

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is a city on the west coast of Africa on the island of Fogo, . It is the capital of the island, and the seat of the .

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- literally the Plateau of the Crater - is the area inside the original crater that created the island of Fogo 100000 years ago. The villages of Portela and Bangaeria are effectively joined as they sprawl for a kilometer or two on the main road that crosses the crater.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Fogo Natural Park and Miguel Gonçalves.

Nature reserve
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is a protected area located on Fogo Island in Cape Verde, an archipelago nation in the central Atlantic Ocean. Established in 2003, the park encompasses an area of 84.69 km2, representing 17.8% of the island's total landmass.

Dwelling
is a settlement in the central part of the island of Fogo, . It is situated at about 850 m elevation, 8 km east of the island capital .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Monte Grande and Lagariça.

Village
is a settlement in the central part of the island of Fogo, . It is situated at about 900 m in elevation, 10 km east of the island capital .

Hamlet
is a settlement in the western part of the island of Fogo, . It is situated 6 km northeast of the island capital . One of its localities is named Coxo.

Village
is a settlement in the northwestern part of the island of Fogo, . In 2010 its population was 731. It is situated 10 km northeast of the island capital .

Fogo

Latitude
14.9414° or 14° 56′ 29″ north
Longitude
-24.3945° or 24° 23′ 40″ west
Population
35,800
Elevation
2,355 metres (7,726 feet)
IATA airport code
SFL
Open location code
796QWJR4+H6
Geo­Names ID
3374613
Wiki­data ID
Q426555
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Satellite Map

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

From Arabic to Wolof—“Fogo” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “فوغو”
  • Armenian: “Ֆոգու”
  • Belarusian: “Востраў Фогу”
  • Belarusian: “Фогу”
  • Breton: “Fogo”
  • Catalan: “Fogo”
  • Catalan: “illa de Fogo”
  • Catalan: “Illa de Fogo”
  • Cebuano: “Fogo Island (pulo sa Cabo Verde)”
  • Cebuano: “Fogo Island”
  • Chinese: “福古岛”
  • Chinese: “福古島”
  • Czech: “Fogo”
  • Danish: “Fogo”
  • Dutch: “Fogo”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “فوجو”
  • Esperanto: “Fogo (Kaboverdo)”
  • Esperanto: “Fogo”
  • Estonian: “Fogo”
  • Finnish: “Fogo”
  • French: “Fogo”
  • German: “Fogo”
  • Greek: “Φόγκο”
  • Guarani: “Fogo”
  • Hebrew: “פוגו”
  • Hindi: “फोगो, वर्दे अंतरीप”
  • Hungarian: “Fogo”
  • Indonesian: “Fogo, Tanjung Verde”
  • Italian: “Fogo”
  • Japanese: “フォゴ島”
  • Kabuverdianu: “Fôg”
  • Kabuverdianu: “Fôgu”
  • Korean: “포구섬”
  • Lithuanian: “Fogo sala”
  • Low German: “Fogo”
  • Luxembourgish: “Fogo”
  • Macedonian: “Фогу”
  • Malayalam: “ഫോഗോ, വെർദ്ദേ മുനമ്പ്”
  • Northern Frisian: “Fogo (Kapwerden)”
  • Northern Frisian: “Fogo”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Fogo”
  • Norwegian: “Fogo”
  • Persian: “فوگو، دماغه سبز”
  • Persian: “فوگو، کیپ ورد”
  • Polish: “Fogo”
  • Portuguese: “Fogo”
  • Portuguese: “Ilha do Fogo”
  • Russian: “Фогу”
  • Slovenian: “Fogo, Zelenortski otoki”
  • Slovenian: “Fogo”
  • Spanish: “Fogo”
  • Spanish: “Isla de Fogo”
  • Swahili: “Mlima Fogo”
  • Swedish: “Fogo”
  • Ukrainian: “Фогу”
  • Urdu: “فوگو، کیپ ورڈی”
  • Wolof: “Fogo”

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