Monte Leão

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Monte Leão

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Monte Leão (Lion Hill)
Highest point
Elevation 165 m (541 ft)  [1]
Listing List of mountains in Cape Verde
Coordinates 16°41′48″N22°58′54″W / 16.6968°N 22.9817°W / 16.6968; -22.9817 Coordinates: 16°41′48″N22°58′54″W / 16.6968°N 22.9817°W / 16.6968; -22.9817   [1]
Geography
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northern Sal
Geology
Mountain type Formation

Monte Leão (Lion Mountain in Portuguese, Capeverdean Creole, ALUPEK: Monti Lion), is a small mountain in the southwestern part of the island of Sal in Cape Verde and is the second highest point in southern Sal elevating 165 m, its summit is just about 200 m north of Baía de Murdeira (or Mutela). It is situated 5 km southwest of the island capital Espargos and just 2 km southwest of Amílcar Cabral International Airport. The mountain is named after the resemblance to a lion, mainly the African lion, they are found on the African mainland but are never founded in Cape Verde as lizards and geckos are historically its flightless mammals founded.

Sal, Cape Verde island in Cape Verde

Sal is an island in Cape Verde. It belongs to the northern group of islands, called Barlavento ("windwards"), and comprises a single administrative division, the municipality of Sal. Its seat is the city of Espargos.

Cape Verde Country comprising ten islands off the Northwest coast of Africa

Cape Verde or Cabo Verde, officially the Republic of Cabo Verde, is an island country spanning an archipelago of 10 volcanic islands in the central Atlantic Ocean. It forms part of the Macaronesia ecoregion, along with the Azores, Canary Islands, Madeira, and the Savage Isles. In ancient times these islands were referred to as "the Islands of the Blessed" or the "Fortunate Isles". Located 570 kilometres (350 mi) west of the Cape Verde Peninsula off the coast of Northwest Africa, the islands cover a combined area of slightly over 4,000 square kilometres (1,500 sq mi).

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West of the mountain is Ilhéu Rabo de Junco, the only islet located next to the island, further north is Baía de Palmeira and north of it Palmeira, east are narrow beaches and numerous rock pools and south is Baía de Murdeira (or Mutela). Its nearest track is to the east.

Ilhéu Rabo de Junco is an uninhabited islet near the west coast of Sal Island, Cape Verde. It lies about 300 metres from the coast. It is 253 metres long and 165 metres wide, its shoreline is about 878 metres long. It is the only islet near the island of Sal. Baía da Murdeira lies to the southeast of the islet. Further east is the highest point in southern Sal named Rabo de Junco, which has an elevation of 165 metres. The islet is part of the marine nature reserve Baía da Murdeira.

Palmeira, Cape Verde Settlement in Sal, Cape Verde

Palmeira is a town in the northwestern part of the island of Sal, Cape Verde. In 2010 its population was 1,420. The town is situated on the west coast, about 4 km west of the island capital Espargos. Located at Baía de Palmeira, a small bay south of the village, it is home to the main port of the island of Sal. It is the third busiest port of Cape Verde in freight traffic.

History

The islet as "Lion Mount (Lion Mt.)" was mentioned in an 1888 map by J. Dosseray as part of the Hispanosia map collection. [2]

In the mid-1930s, with the proposal of an airport by Italy and Portugal along with its survey, the east-west airport boundary would be located east of the mountain, the airport would be located in a flat area in a range between the mountain and Serra Negra as well as Monte Grande as well as Monte Curral.

Serra Negra, Cape Verde mountain in Cape Verde

Serra Negra is a hill in the southeastern part of the island of Sal in Cape Verde. Its maximum elevation is 104 m, the highest point in southern Sal. It stretches for about 2.5 km along the east coast of the island, between the headland Ponta da Fragata in the south and the Ponta do Morrinho Vermelho in the north. The nearest settlement is Murdeira, to the west. The mountain forms part of a protected area as a nature reserve, important as nesting area for seabirds and turtles. The nature reserve covers 3.31 km2 (1.28 sq mi) of land and 22.96 km2 (8.86 sq mi) of ocean.

Monte Grande (Sal) mountain in Cape Verde

Monte Grande is a mountain in the northern part of the island of Sal in Cape Verde. It is situated 8 km northeast of the island capital Espargos. At 406 m elevation, it is the highest point of the island. It is a protected landscape because of its geological value; the protected area covers 1,309 ha. There are pillow lava formations on the coast.

Monte Curral

Monte Curral is a hill in the city of Espargos, on the island of Sal, Cape Verde. Its elevation is 109 meters. On the summit there is an air control tower for the nearby Amílcar Cabral International Airport, as well as several telecommunication masts.

In the late-2000s, industrial, touristic or airport developments began starting with the construction of the streets, its construction was halted and its dirt streets remain.

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References

  1. 1 2 (in Portuguese) Mapa Topográfico Integrado (Escalas 1:1.000 e 1:5.000)
  2. ↑ Dosseray, J. (1888). Islas de Cabo Verde. Detail from a map Nuevo mapa de España y Portugal y de sus colonias (in Spanish).
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