Fogo National Park

Fogo National Park
Area	around 100 km²

Parque Natural do Fogo, on the island of Fogo, is one of nine "natural parks" in the country of Cape Verde, which may or may not be the equivalent of national parks in other countries.^[1] The area is around 100 km², about the quarter of the island and includes several geographic features including Pico do Fogo and its crater rim and areas mainly 1,000 meters above sea level, the area of Chã das Caldeiras and now the villages (areas once a bulit-up area) and Monte Gordo, Cape Verde. The area includes the Fogo Volcanic Important Bird Area.

Numerous plants even those that are endemic including Echium vulcanorum and fauna are found in the national park.

References

↑ Espaços Naturais Protegidos , 2013

Protected Areas of Cape Verde

National Park	Fogo National Park

Natural Parks	Topo da Coroa Cova-Ribeira da Torre-Paul Natural Park Norte Monte Gordo Monte Verde

Strict Nature Reserves	Ilhéu Raso Ilhéu Branco Ilhéu do Baluarte Ilhéu de Curral Velho

Nature Reserves	Costa da Fragata Santa Luzia Serra Negra Ponta do Sinó Ponta do Sol de Boa Vista Praia do Morro Ilhéu Rabo de Junco Tartaruga Terras Salgadas

Natural Monuments	Morrinho de Açúcar Monte Estância Rocha Estância Monte Santo António

Protected Countrysides	Buracona-Ragona Monte Caçador and Pico Forcado Cruzinha Curral Velho Monte Grande Pedra de Lume Monte Penoso

Coordinates: 14°57′29″N 24°21′53″W / 14.958074°N 24.364656°W / 14.958074; -24.364656

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