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Monte Caçador Pico Forcado Mesa Cágado
Monte Caçador Pico Forcado Mesa CágadoLocation in Cape Verde
Highest point
Elevation	364 m (1,194 ft)
Coordinates	16°7′N 22°46′W / 16.117°N 22.767°W / 16.117; -22.767
Geography
Location	East central Boa Vista

Monte Caçador and Pico Forcado Protected Countryside (Portuguese: Paisagem protegido de Monte Caçador e Pico Forcado) is a protected area covering 3,357 hectares (12.96 sq mi) of land in the eastern part of the island of Boa Vista in Cape Verde. It is the most important mountain formation on the island, but not the highest.

The alignment of the peaks forms a tiny mountain range that consists Monte Caçador (355 metres , Pico Forcado (364 metres ) and the lower Mesa Cágado (297 metres ). The rock formation consists of phonolitic deposits over the basaltic Fundo de Figueiras Formation.

See also

• List of mountains in Cape Verde

References

1. Paisagens protegidas, Cabo Verde (in Portuguese)
2. Protected areas in the island of Boa Vista Archived 2017-11-10 at the Wayback Machine - Municipality of Boa Vista (in Portuguese)
3. Resolução nº 36/2016, Estratégia e Plano Nacional de Negócios das Áreas Protegidas
4. Ramalho, R. (2010). Tracers of uplift and subsidence in the Cape Verde Archipelago. p. 11.

External links

• Protected areas of Cape Verde (in Portuguese)
• Protected areas in the island of Boa Vista - Municipality of Boa Vista (in Portuguese)

v t e The island of Boa Vista
Santa Isabel	Bofarreira Estância de Baixo Povoação Velha Rabil Sal Rei
São João Baptista	Cabeça dos Tarrafes Fundo das Figueiras João Galego
Mountains	Monte Caçador and Pico Forcado Monte Estância Rocha Estância Morro de Areia Morro Negro Monte Santo António Monte Vigia
Islets	Ilhéu de Baluarte Ilhéu de Curral Velho Ilhéu Derrubado Ilhéu dos Pássaros Ilhéu de Sal Rei
Beaches	Praia de Atalanta Praia de Cabral Praia de Carquejinha Praia de Chaves Ervatão Praia das Gatas Praia de Santa Mónica Praia da Varandinha
Other geographical features	Curral Velho Espingueira João Valente Bank Lagoa do Rabil Ribeira do Rabil Ponta do Sol Ponta Varandinha Deserto de Viana Aristides Pereira International Airport
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