Tope de Coroa

{{Short description|Mountain in Cape Verde}}

{{Infobox mountain

| name = Tope de Coroa

| photo = Topo da Coroa 1.JPG

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| photo_caption = View of the mountain summit (in the background)

| elevation_m = 1979

| elevation_ref = [http://peaklist.org/WWlists/ultras/africa.html "Africa Ultra-Prominences"] Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2012-04-22.[http://ine.cv/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/statistical-yearbook-cv-2015_en.pdf Cabo Verde, Statistical Yearbook 2015], Instituto Nacional de Estatística, p. 25

| prominence_m = 1979

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| map = Cape Verde

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| map_caption = Location in Cape Verde,
on the island of Santo Antão

| label_position = bottom

| listing = Ultra

| location = Santo Antão, Cape Verde

| range =

| coordinates = {{coord|17|01|57|N|25|17|45|W|type:mountain_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

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| topo =

| type = Stratovolcano

| age =

| last_eruption = around 200,000 years ago

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Tope de Coroa is a mountain on the island of Santo Antão's, Cape Verde, Africa. At 1,979 m elevation, it is the highest point of the island. It is in the western part of the island, 25 km west of the island capital Porto Novo. The mountain is entirely of volcanic origin. The area is the source of several streams including Ribeira de Monte Trigo which flows westward to Monte Trigo.

File:Bela-vista-net-Santo Antao-map.jpg

The mountain forms part of a natural park, covering {{convert|84.92|km2|abbr=on}}.[http://extwprlegs1.fao.org/docs/pdf/cvi154186.pdf Resolução nº 36/2016], Estratégia e Plano Nacional de Negócios das Áreas Protegidas[http://www.areasprotegidas.gov.cv/images/Parques%20Naturais_pdf.pdf Parques Naturais], Áreas protegidas Cabo Verde It contains 61% of the endemic angiosperm plants of Cape Verde, of which 25% are in the red list of endangered species, including Periploca laevigata subsp. chevalieri. Free grazing is a threat to the biodiversity of the area.[http://www.portaldoconhecimento.gov.cv/bitstream/10961/1973/1/Consultoria%20em%20Gest%C3%A3o%20de%20Recursos%20Naturais%20%E2%80%93%20%C3%81reas%20Protegidas%20Santo%20Ant%C3%A3o.pdf Consultoria em Gestão de Recursos Naturais], Isildo Gomes, p. 17-30 Tope de Coroa consists of relatively young volcanic rock, formed between 200,000 and 170,000 years ago.{{cite work|last=Holm|first=Paul Martin|title=Sampling the Cape Verde Mantle Plume: Evolution of Melt Compositions on Santo Antão, Cape Verde Island|publisher=|volume=47|year=2006|number=1|page=145-18|doi=10.1093/petrology/egi071}}