Fogo, Cape Verde
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Fogo is an island in the Sotavento group of Cape Verde in the central Atlantic Ocean. Its population is 35,837, with an area of 476 km2. It reaches the highest altitude of all the islands in Cape Verd
Endemic plants in the garden of the Museu Municipal in São Filipe
Main ash cone of Pico do Fogo
3-D image of the island of Fogo from NNE
Aerial shot
Pico do Fogo
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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.
Fogo, Cape Verde
…reaches the highest altitude of all the islands in Cape Verde, rising to 2,829 metres (9,281 feet) above sea level at the summit of its active volcano, Pico do Fogo. The eastern side of Fogo collapsed into the ocean 73,000 years ago, creating a tsunami 170 meters (560 ft) high that struck the nearby island of…
Cape Verde Pico do Fogo b
Chã das Caldeiras and main ash cone, Fogo, 2009
Pico do Fogo (crater).
Pico do Fogo along with Henrique Teixeira da Sousa in a Capeverdean $200 escudo note