Monte Graciosa Explained

Monte Graciosa
Elevation M:643
Map:Cape Verde
Label Position:top
Listing:List of mountains in Cape Verde
Location:northern Santiago
Coordinates:15.2992°N -23.7489°W

Monte Graciosa (Portuguese meaning “gracious mountain”) is a mountain in the northern part of the island of Santiago in Cape Verde. It lies 2.5 km north of the town of Tarrafal, overlooking the Baía de Tarrafal. Its elevation is 643 m.[1] Towards the west it ends in the headland of Ponta Preta. It is part of a larger proposed natural park. The mountain is of volcanic origin, composed of phonolite and rich in feldspar and olivine.[2]

Several endemic plants grow on the mountain, notably Campylanthus glaber ssp. glaber, Euphorbia tuckeyana, Kickxia webbiana (agrião de rocha), Kickxia dichondrifolia, Nauplius daltonii ssp. daltonii, Paronychia illecebroides, Cynanchum daltonii and Macaronesian ironwood (Sideroxylon marginatum).[2]

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Notes and References

  1. https://cmt.cv/index.php/guia-turistico/itemlist/category/1-guia-tur%C3%ADstico Tarrafal guia turístico
  2. http://www.cmt.cv/index.php/atividade-municipal/urbanismo/pdm/item/27-pdm-9 Relatório do Plano Director Municipal - Volume I