Stock Photo: The Fogo Volcano In The Island Of The Same Name, Cape Verde Archipelago
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Fogo Portuguese for `fire` is an island in the Sotavento group of Cape Verde. It reaches the highest altitude of all the islands in Cape Verde, rising to 2,829 metres 9,281 feet above sea level at the summit of its active volcano, Pico do Fogo. Practically the whole island is a stratovolcano that has been periodically active: it last erupted in 2014. The largest volcanic feature is a nine km caldera, which has walls one km high. The caldera has a breach in its eastern rim, and in the centre a resurgent dome with an ash cone that forms the highest point of the island: its summit is about one hundred m higher than the surrounding caldera wall. Lava from the volcano has reached the eastern coast of the island within historical times. The steep slopes in the north-eastern part are green and grassy all year round. The rest of the mountain is dry and barren, its dry creeks and streams are dry washes.
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