Monte Cara
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Monte Cara is a small mountain
in the island of São Vicente
, Cape Verde
west of Mindelo
as well as Porto Grande, the town of Lazareto lies in the eastern part. The mountain colors are dark brown to hazelnut. The mountain is rocky and deforested, filled with jagged cliffs and mountaintops with some soil lying in the bottom. Beach sands cover the northern part and extend about 100 m into the mountain. The islands' main plain covers the east and the south, a slopey plain in the northeastern part of the area and the Atlantic Ocean
covers the west and north. A panoramic view of the southern portion of Santo Antão Island as well as the western and the eastern portions of the island can be seen except for the eastern and the extreme southern parts and also Santa Luzia
.
The origin of the name comes in fact of a human face looking at the sky and is the ex libris of the city of Mindelo
.
Mountain
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in the island of São Vicente
São Vicente, Cape Verde
São Vicente , also Son Visent or Son Sent in Cape Verdean Creole, is one of the Barlavento islands of Cape Verde. It is located between the islands of Santo Antão and Santa Luzia, with the Canal de São Vicente separating it from Santo Antão.- Geography :The island is roughly rectangular in shape...
, Cape Verde
Cape Verde
The Republic of Cape Verde is an island country, spanning an archipelago of 10 islands located in the central Atlantic Ocean, 570 kilometres off the coast of Western Africa...
west of Mindelo
Mindelo
For the parish in Portugal, see Mindelo, PortugalMindelo , is a port city in the northern part of the island of São Vicente in Cape Verde. Mindelo is also the seat of the parish of Nossa Senhora da Luz, and this island's municipality...
as well as Porto Grande, the town of Lazareto lies in the eastern part. The mountain colors are dark brown to hazelnut. The mountain is rocky and deforested, filled with jagged cliffs and mountaintops with some soil lying in the bottom. Beach sands cover the northern part and extend about 100 m into the mountain. The islands' main plain covers the east and the south, a slopey plain in the northeastern part of the area and the Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...
covers the west and north. A panoramic view of the southern portion of Santo Antão Island as well as the western and the eastern portions of the island can be seen except for the eastern and the extreme southern parts and also Santa Luzia
Santa Luzia, Cape Verde
Santa Luzia is an island of the Barlavento archipelago in Cape Verde located between São Nicolau and São Vicente. The area is 35 km² . The highest point is Monte Grande elevating 395 m...
.
The origin of the name comes in fact of a human face looking at the sky and is the ex libris of the city of Mindelo
Mindelo
For the parish in Portugal, see Mindelo, PortugalMindelo , is a port city in the northern part of the island of São Vicente in Cape Verde. Mindelo is also the seat of the parish of Nossa Senhora da Luz, and this island's municipality...
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