Topo da Coroa

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Tope de Coroa
Elevation: 1,979 m
Location: western Santo Antão
Length: approx. 4 to 5 km, north to south
approx. from 5 to 8 km from east to west
Easiest route: climb

Topo de Coroa (latter part: Portuguese for crown, Cape Verdean Creole, written in ALUPEC: Top da Kuroa) is Santo Antão's tallest and Cape Verde's second tallest mountain. It is in the western portion of the island. Its height is 1,979 m. The mountain is entirely of volcanic origin. The mountaintop is one of the westernmost in Africa. The mountain area contains several valleys, and its ranges run to the east, the north and the west.

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