Fogo Natural Park
Fogo Natural Park 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.Photo: Cayambe, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Nature reserve
- Description: natural park in Cape Verde
- Also known as: “Fogo National Park”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fogo and Pico do Fogo.
Fogo
Photo: Ximonic, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fogo is one of the Cape Verde 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.
Pico do Fogo
Volcano
Photo: Holger Reineccius, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pico do Fogo is an active stratovolcano located on the island of Fogo, Cape Verde, rising to 2,829 metres above sea level. The main cone last erupted in 1680, causing mass emigration from the island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chã das Caldeiras and Cabeça Fundão.
Chã das Caldeiras
Photo: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Chã das Caldeiras - 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.
Cabeça Fundão
Hamlet
Photo: Flexman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cabeça Fundão is a settlement in the southern part of the island of Fogo, Cape Verde and sits on the foot of the mountain rim of Bordeira. It is situated 16 km east of the island capital São Filipe.
Fogo Natural Park
- Categories: national park and recreation area
- Location: São Filipe Municipality, Cape Verde, West Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
14.9603° or 14° 57′ 37″ northLongitude
-24.3603° or 24° 21′ 37″ westOpen location code
796QXJ6Q+4VOpenStreetMap ID
way 251168206OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserveWikidata ID
Q5464130
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Satellite Map
Discover Fogo Natural Park from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Arabic to Urdu—“Fogo Natural Park” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “متنزه فوغو الطبيعي”
- German: “Naturpark Fogo”
- Italian: “parco nazionale di Fogo”
- Italian: “parco nazionale Fogo”
- Persian: “پارک طبیعی فوگو”
- Portuguese: “Parque Natural do Fogo”
- Russian: “Природный парк Фогу”
- Russian: “Фогу”
- Slovenian: “Narodni park Fogo”
- Swahili: “Hifadhi ya Asili ya Fogo”
- Urdu: “فوگو فطری پارک”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Portela and Bangaeira.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Tourist Info and ex Cooperativa Chã de Caldera.
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