What is the name of the highest peak in Cape Verde?
Q: What is the name of the highest peak in Cape Verde?
A: The highest peak in Cape Verde is Pico do Fogo ("Fire peak").
Q: How high is Pico do Fogo above sea level?
A: Pico do Fogo rises to 2,829 meters (9,281 feet) above sea level.
Q: On which island is the volcano located?
A: The volcano lies on the island of Fogo.
Q: When was the last eruption of the main volcanic cone?
A: The last eruption of the main volcanic cone was in 1675.
Q: What type of volcano is it?
A: It is an active stratovolcano.
Q: What kind of features does it have?
A: Its most spectacular feature is a volcanic crater (or caldera, caldeira in Portuguese) that has a border (bordeira in Portuguese) that is about 1 kilometer (1 mile) high and a large peak like a volcanic cone rising from its center. The central cone is also the highest point on the island at 2829 meters. There are two villages within this caldeira which were evacuated during its last eruption.
Q: What plants and animals can be found on this mountain?
A:The Fea's petrel (Pterodroma feae), a Near Threatened species of bird, breeds here as well as endemic plants Echium vulcanorum and Erysimum caboverdeanum which are only known to occur on its outer rim. Grapes are grown on its inner slopes while coffee grows on its lower slopes and lava from it used for building material.
