Monte Grande (Sal), Cape Verde

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Monte Grande
Elevation	Around 350 meters
Location	Island of Sal, Cape Verde
Pronunciation	[mon•te gran•de]

Monte Grande (Portuguese meaning large mountain, Capeverdean Crioulo, ALUPEC or ALUPEC: Monti Grandi, also in the Sal Crioulo) is a mountain in the eastern part of the island of Sal in Cape Verde. The small mountain range runs from southwest to northeast and its length is nearly 1.5 kilometers and the width is between 800 meters and 1 kilometer.

Contents 1 Nearest places 2 Geography and Information 3 Panorama 4 See also

[edit] Nearest places

• Santa Maria, south
• Murdeira, west

[edit] Geography and Information

The mountain is made up of rocks, and soil colors are orange-like, tan and light brown. The mountain contains slopes and a few ledges. The mountain features no vegetation and is surrounded by desert. The mountain is next to the crater of Pedra da Lume where it is famous for its salt mines, the rest is surrounded by a flat desert, and the nearest 2 mountains are distant, and are located approximately 5 kilometers apart.

[edit] Panorama

It offers a panoramic view of almost the entire island as well as Serra Negra to the south, several villages around the area including nearby Feijoal, Espargos, Palmeira, Fontona and Murdeira as well as its airport and roads, and the Atlantic Ocean can be seen to the west.

[edit] See also

• List of mountains in Cape Verde

The island of Sal and the surrounding islands
Communities and settlements Espargos | Feijoal | Fontona | Hortelão | Murdeira | Palmeira | Pedra de Lume | Preguiça | Rabo de Junco | Reguinho Fiúra | Santa Maria | Terra Boa
Mountains Monte Grande | Serra Negra
Other Geographical Features Buracona | Calhetinha (bay) | Ponta da Fragatas | Ponta Leme Bedj | Ponta do Norte | Ponta Preta (Northern Sal) | Ponta Preta (Southern Sal) | Ilhéu Rabo de Junco
Parishes Nossa Senhora das Dores
Cape Verde | Barlavento | Sal