Cabo Verde: Geography#
| Location | Western Africa, group of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Senegal |
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| Geographic Coordinates | 16 00 N, 24 00 W 16.0,-24.0 |
| Area | total: 4,033 sq km land: 4,033 sq km water: 0 sq km [Verified in 8 databases] |
| Land boundaries | 0 km |
| Coastline | 965 km |
| Elevation Extremes | lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m highest point: Mt. Fogo 2,829 m (a volcano on Fogo Island) |
| Highest Mountains | As there is no entry in Wolfram we are listing mountain list of Geonames only: According to Geonames: Pico da Cruz 1585 m; Pico da Antonia 1394 m Attempted Explanation: Please help us to try to explain the discrepancies by sending us helpful information to office nospam@TUGraz.at @global-geography.org Important Mountains |
| Terrain | steep, rugged, rocky, volcanic |
| Natural Hazards | prolonged droughts; seasonal harmattan wind produces obscuring dust; volcanically and seismically active volcanism: Fogo (elev. 2,829 m), which last erupted in 1995, is Cabo Verde's only active volcano |
| Natural Resource | salt, basalt rock, limestone, kaolin, fish, clay, gypsum |
| Land Use | arable land: 11.66% permanent crops: 0.74% other: 87.59% (2011) |
| Climate | temperate; warm, dry summer; precipitation meager and erratic |
| Irrigated Land | 34.76 sq km (2004) |
| Renewable Water Resources | 0.3 cu km (2011) |
| Environment_CurrentIssues | soil erosion; deforestation due to demand for wood used as fuel; water shortages; desertification; environmental damage has threatened several species of birds and reptiles; illegal beach sand extraction; overfishing |
| Environment - international agreements | party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements |
| Large Cities | Due to difference in city rankings taken from two data sources we are listing here both lists : According to Wolfram: Praia; Mindelo; Santa Maria; Predra Badejo; Sao Filipe According to Geonames: Praia; Mindelo; Santa Maria; Cova Figueira; Santa Cruz Attempted Explanation: Please help us to try to explain the discrepancies by sending us helpful information to office nospam@TUGraz.at @global-geography.org Important Cities |
| Geography-note | strategic location 500 km from west coast of Africa near major north-south sea routes; important communications station; important sea and air refueling site |