Cova
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Pico da Cruz and Lombo de Figueira.
Pico da Cruz
Scenic viewpoint
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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.
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.
Xôxô
Residential area
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Xoxo is a settlement in the northeastern part of the island of Santo Antão in Cape Verde. It is situated 5 kilometres south of Ribeira Grande and 13 kilometres north of the island capital Porto Novo.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pico da Cruz.
Pico da Cruz
Village
Photo: Ainars Brūvelis, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Cova
- Type: Volcano with an elevation of 1,166 metres
- Description: Volcanic crater Cova in Santo Antão(Cape Verde) is 1166 m low and 1500 m high woth having diameter about 1 Km considered as one of the oldest Craters still found
- Categories: stratovolcano and landform
- Location: Santo Antonio das Pombas, Paul Municipality, Cape Verde, Africa
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Latitude
17.1078° or 17° 6′ 28″ northLongitude
-25.0627° or 25° 3′ 46″ westElevation
1,166 metres (3,825 feet)Open location code
799P4W5P+4WOpenStreetMap ID
node 4258578204OpenStreetMap feature
natural=volcanoWikidata ID
Q30602579
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In Other Languages
“Cova” goes by many names.
- Swahili: “Cova (kasoko)”
- Swahili: “Cova”
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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 “Cova”. Photo: Christian Pirkl, CC BY-SA 4.0.