Monte Fontainhas, Brava

Name: Monte Fontainhas
Address: Brava, Cape Verde

#1 among attractions in Brava

Nature, Top attraction, Natural attraction, Volcano

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Monte Fontainhas is a volcanic mountain in the middle of Brava island in Cape Verde. At 976 m elevation, it is the highest point of the island. Rock types are made up of phonolite and ignimbrite. The mountainous centre of the island is often covered with clouds, which feed numerous springs, as was already observed by the 19th century traveller Armand d'Avezac. ()

Alternative names: Elevation: 3202 ftProminence: 3202 ftCoordinates: 14°51'5"N, 24°42'17"W

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Monte Fontainhas – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Furna, Mato Grande, Cachaço, Ponta Jalunga.

3 miNE
Harbor
Furna, Brava
76 min walk • Furna is a seaside community in the northeastern part of the island of Brava, Cape Verde. It lies 2.5 km northeast of the island capital of Nova Sintra. At the 2010 census its population was 612.
1.5 miNE
View point
Mato Grande, Brava
39 min walk • Mato Grande is a settlement in the island of Brava, Cape Verde. It is situated in the mountains, 1 km southeast of the island capital Nova Sintra.
1.2 miSE
Village
Cachaço, Brava
31 min walk • Cachaço is a village on the island of Brava, Cape Verde. It is situated in the mountains, 4 km south of the island capital Nova Sintra. In 2010 its population was 228. Its elevation is 592 meters. Cachaço is the second southernmost settlement in Cape Verde, after nearby Tantum.
3.5 miNE
Lighthouse
Ponta Jalunga
89 min walk • Ponta Jalunga is a headland located nearly a kilometer northeast of the port of Furna on the island of Brava in southwestern Cape Verde. It is the northeasternmost point of the island. The promontory is a rocky area, up to 120 meters high. The headland was mentioned as Pt. Ghelongo in the 1747 map by Jacques-Nicolas Bellin.
3.4 miS
Lighthouse
Ponta Nhô Martinho
86 min walk • Ponta Nhô Martinho is a headland on the Island of Brava, Cape Verde. It is the southernmost point of Cape Verde. It is located nearly 4 km south of Cachaço, the nearest settlement. Formerly, the point was called Salt Point, for instance in the 1747 map by Jacques-Nicolas Bellin.
1.2 miW
Village
Campo Baixo, Brava
31 min walk • Campo Baixo is a small settlement located in the southwestern part of the island of Brava, Cape Verde. In English, the name of the village means "low field".
1.5 miNE
Sport, Arenas and stadiums, Sport venue
Estádio Aquiles de Oliveira, Brava
40 min walk • Estádio Aquiles de Olveira, also as Aquilo de Oliveira is a multi-use stadium in Nova Sintra on the island of Brava, Cape Verde, as the island size is small, it is the only sports venue on the island.
2.4 miNW
Village
Fajã de Água, Brava
60 min walk • Fajã de Agua is a village on the northwestern coast of the island of Brava, Cape Verde. It is 4 km west of the island capital Nova Sintra. Fishing and agriculture are the most important sources of income.