Santo Antão (Cape Verde)

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Santo Antão is the westernmost and one of the largest islands of Cape Verde, renowned for its dramatic mountainous landscapes, deep valleys, and lush hiking trails.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf inhabited island
island
administrativeDivision Paul municipality
Porto Novo
surface form: Porto Novo municipality

Ribeira Grande
surface form: Ribeira Grande municipality
archipelago Cape Verde Islands
surface form: Cape Verde archipelago
area approximately 779 km²
capital Porto Novo
climate semi-arid with microclimates
connectedTo São Vicente by ferry
country Cape Verde Islands
surface form: Cape Verde
countrySubdivision Santo Antão
surface form: Santo Antão island group (municipalities)
economy agriculture
tourism
geology volcanic island
hasCoastalArea Ponta do Sol
hasRegion northern green valleys
southern drier plateaus
hasValley Ribeira da Torre
Ribeira do Paúl
surface form: Ribeira do Paul
highestElevation approximately 1,979 m
highestPoint Topo de Coroa
knownFor deep valleys
dramatic mountainous landscapes
lush hiking trails
sugarcane grogue production
terraced agriculture
languageSpoken Cape Verdean Creole
Portuguese
largestCity Porto Novo
length approximately 42 km
locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
mainCrops bananas
coffee
sugarcane
yams
majorTown Paul
Ribeira Grande
nearestIsland São Vicente
partOf Barlavento Islands
popularActivity mountain hiking
trekking
positionInCountry westernmost island of Cape Verde
sovereignState Cape Verde Islands
surface form: Republic of Cabo Verde
timeZone Cape Verde Time
surface form: Cabo Verde Time
transport Porto Novo
surface form: Porto Novo ferry port
utcOffset UTC−01:00
width approximately 24 km

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Macaronesia hasPart Santo Antão (Cape Verde)