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Santo Antão
Elevation: 1,979 m (Topo de Coroa)
Latitude: 17. In topography a summit is a point on a surface which is higher in Elevation than all points immediately adjacent to Topo de Coroa (latter part Portuguese for crown, Cape Verdean Creole, written in ALUPEC: Top da Kuroa) is Santo Antão's Latitude, usually denoted symbolically by the Greek letter phi ( Φ) gives the location of a place on Earth (or other planetary body north or south of the 08 (17°05' N)
Longitude: 25. Longitude (ˈlɒndʒɪˌtjuːd or ˈlɒŋgɪˌtjuːd symbolized by the Greek character Lambda (λ is the east-west Geographic coordinate measurement 17 (25°10' W)
Length: 40 km
Width: 20 km
Population: 47,124
Location: Cape Verde Islands
Area: 779 km²

Santo Antão (Portuguese for "Saint Anthony"), or Sontonton in Cape Verdean Creole, is the westernmost and largest of the Barlavento islands of Cape Verde. The Republic of Cape Verde ( Portuguese: Cabo Verde, 'kabu 'veɾdɨ is a Republic located on an Archipelago in the Macaronesia Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. Portuguese ( or língua portuguesa) is a Romance language that originated in what is now Galicia (Spain and northern Portugal. Saint Anthony the Great (c 251–356 also known as Anthony the Abbot, Anthony of Egypt, Anthony of the Desert, Anthony the Anchorite, Cape Verdean Creole is a language spoken on the islands of Cape Verde. The Republic of Cape Verde ( Portuguese: Cabo Verde, 'kabu 'veɾdɨ is a Republic located on an Archipelago in the Macaronesia The nearest main island is São Vicente to the southeast, separated by a channel named Canal de São Vicente. Geography The island is roughly rectangular in shape with a surface area The Canal de São Vicente is a channel separating the islands of Santo Antão and São Vicente. It is the westernmost large island in Cape Verde and the continent of Africa, and the second largest in Cape Verde.

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Geography

The island, entirely made up of volcanic material. Plate tectonics and hotspots Divergent plate boundaries At the The tallest mountain is Topo de Coroa, reaching a height of 1,979 m. Topo de Coroa (latter part Portuguese for crown, Cape Verdean Creole, written in ALUPEC: Top da Kuroa) is Santo Antão's The second tallest is Pico da Cruz at 1,585 m. Pico da Cruz ( Portuguese meaning the peak of the cross Capeverdean Crioulo, ALUPEC or ALUPEC: Piku da Kruz, Santo Antão The island is divided into north and south by a mountain range long considered impenetrable but now crossed by a road. The island’s main town is Ponta do Sol on the north coast, home to an airport, while its ferry port is Porto Novo on the south coast. There is also Ponta do Sol in Cape Verde, see Ponta do Sol Cape Verde Background Historically the main sources of industry were agriculture An airport is a location where Aircraft such as airplanes, Helicopters and blimps take off and land A part of the island in the southeast has an arid climate, while the northwest receives relatively normal precipitation. In general terms the Climate of a local or region is said to be arid when it is characterized by a severe lack of available Water, to the extent of hindering Its valleys are suffering heavy erosion.

Water bodies

Bathing beaches and fishing areas are found in near Tarrafal de Monte Trigo. Nearest places Monte Trigo, north Geography The mountains dominate the area to the eastern and the northeastern parts

Streams

Mountains and volcanoes

The island is considered one of the most mountainous of Cape Verde. A mountain is a Landform that extends above the surrounding Terrain in a limited area with a peak Its mountains are composed of basalt. Basalt (bəˈsɔːlt ˈbeisɔːlt ˈbæsɔːlt is a common Extrusive Volcanic rock. Many of its volcanoes are young, especially its calderas. A caldera is a cauldron-like volcanic feature formed by the collapse of land following a volcanic eruption Since 1999, vulcanologists have observed continuous rising of the water temperature of the sea in the area of Ponta do Sol which may indicate the risk of a new eruption in the area. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Historical population Other Ponta do Sol has a schools or collegiates a middle school a secondary school churches banks and a few squares

Peaks

History

The island was discovered in 1462 by Diogo Afonso, but was not given its current name until around the 1500s. First inhabited in 1548, in the 17th century, people from the other islands of Santiago and Fogo along with people from northern Portugal arrived in today's Vila da Ribeira Grande in the northern part of the island. As a means of recording the passage of Time, the 17th Century was that Century which lasted from 1601 - 1700 in the Gregorian calendar Santiago ( Portuguese for “ Saint James ” or Santiagu in Cape Verdean Creole, is the largest island of Cape Verde Geography The island is located between the islands of Santiago and Brava Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Later, wine and coffee became the most important exports on the island. Wine is an Alcoholic beverage made from the fermentation of Grape juice CoFFEE is an Open source Software for computer supported collaborative learning (CSCL in a digital classroom

Economy

Fishing and agriculture are the main industries on the island.

Agriculture

The island's agriculture products include sugar cane, yams, cassava, bananas, mangoes, and grain. Sugarcane ( Saccharum) is a genus of 6 to 37 species (depending on taxonomic interpretation of tall perennial grasses (family Poaceae tribe Andropogoneae Yam is the common name for some species in the genus Dioscorea (family Dioscoreaceae) The cassava, yuca, manioc, or mandioca ( Manihot esculenta) is a woody Shrub of the Euphorbiaceae (spurge family native For the fruit see Banana. For other meanings see Banana (disambiguation. Mangoes belong to the genus Mangifera, consisting of numerous species of tropical fruiting Trees in the Flowering plant family Anacardiaceae The main product on the island is a kind of rum known as grogue. Rum is a Distilled beverage made from Sugarcane by-products such as Molasses and sugarcane Juice by a process of fermentation Aguardiente ( Spanish) aguardente ( Portuguese) or augardente ( Galician) is the generic name for alcoholic drinks between 29 and 45

The exportation of many of the island's agriculture products to other islands has been prohibited for nearly two decades because of the millipede (Spinotarsus caboverdus) blight, but the government has announced it is going to lift the quarantine. Spinotarsus caboverdus, commonly known as "Mil-pés" ( Portuguese for "thousand-feet" are a species of Millipedes that are found primarily Blight refers to a specific Symptom affecting Plants in response to infection by a Pathogenic Organism. For other uses see Quarantine (disambiguation Quarantine is voluntary or compulsory isolation typically to contain the spread of something [1]

Tourism

Tourism is becoming one of the most dominant industries on the island. There has been some investment in Rural tourism infrastructures. Any village is a tourist destination and most villagers are very hospitable across globe

Administrative division

The island is divided in three municipalities:

The island was a single municipality until 1990 (Old ISO 3166-2 code: CV-SA) when it broke up into the three present-day municipalities. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar)

Parishes and settlements

Language

Other than Portuguese (official language), the majority of the population speaks Cape Verdean Creole. Nearest places Ribeira da Cruz Ribeira da Praça Geography and Information The village is situated Geography and Information The mountains dominate the area around the village as well as and groves dominate the village areas dry grasslands with barren rocks and bushes covers Geography and Information The mountains dominate the area around the village as well as and groves dominate the village areas dry grasslands with barren rocks and bushes covers Geography and Information Cruzinha are situated in an ocean setting and are surrounded by cliffs which includes the village Geography and Information The mountains dominate the area around the village as well as and groves dominate the village areas grasslands with barren rocks and bushes covers EITO can also mean the European Information Technology Observatory Nearest places Eito de Baixo Geography Nearest places Eito Geography and Information The mountains dominate the area around the village as well as and groves Nearest places Ribeira Grande, northeast Eito de Baixo, southwest? Geography and Information For the island of Brava 's tallest point see Monte Fontainhas Nearest places Ponta do Sol, northeast Geography and Information The mountains dominate the area around the village as well as and groves dominate the village areas grasslands with barren rocks and bushes covers Geography and Information The centre of the village is on a small point that is cliffy to the west and the east and are surrounded by it Geography and Information The mountains dominate the area around the village farmlands groves dominate the village areas and are located in slopey surfaces grasslands with Geography and Information The mountains dominate the area around the village farmlands groves dominate the village areas and are located in slopey surfaces grasslands with Geography and Information The mountains dominate the area around the village farmlands groves dominate the village areas and are located in slopey surfaces grasslands with Nearest places Tarrafal de Monte Trigo, south Geography and Information The mountains dominate the area around the village See also Administrative divisions of Cape Verde Passô is a Portuguese hamlet located in the parish of Terroso, Póvoa de Varzim. Nearest places--> Historical population Other Pombas has a small school or a collegiate churches banks and a few squares Praças Historical population Other Ponta do Sol has a schools or collegiates a middle school a secondary school churches banks and a few squares Nearest places Alto Mira History Geography and Information The mountains dominate the southern part and the area Geography The mountains dominate the area to the eastern and the northeastern parts farmlands groves dominate the valley areas and are located in slopey surfaces grasslands Villages and settlements Janela Paúl See also Administrative divisions of Cape See also Administrative divisions of Cape Verde Subdivisions Garça de Cima Chã D'Igreja Cruzinha da Garça Ribeira Alta Nearest places Paúl, southeast (distance between 2 to 3 km Ribeira Grande, northwest (distance between 2 to 3 km Nearest places Monte Trigo, north Geography The mountains dominate the area to the eastern and the northeastern parts Portuguese ( or língua portuguesa) is a Romance language that originated in what is now Galicia (Spain and northern Portugal. Cape Verdean Creole is a language spoken on the islands of Cape Verde.

Persons

Sporting teams

External links

References

  1. ^ Agriculture producers from Santo Antão can now export to Sal and Boa Vista, A Semana online, 09 January 2008
Sanjoanense ( Capeverdean Crioulo, ALUPEC or ALUPEK: Sanjoanensi, also in the other Capeverdean Crioulo forms of the Santo Antão Solpontense Futebol Clube ( Capeverdean Crioulo, ALUPEC or ALUPEK: Solpuntensi Futibol Klubi, Santo Antão Crioulo: Solpontense Γ A Semana ( Portuguese meaning The Week) is a weekly Cape Verdean daily that covers its top stories in the archipelago and local stories ranging from Events 475 - Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople.
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