Moroços
Moroços Natural Park (Parque Natural de Moroços), in the middle of the island of Santo Antão, is one of ten "natural parks" in Cape Verde.[1] The protected area is 8.18 km2 (3.16 sq mi).[2] It covers 7.46 km2 (2.88 sq mi) of the municipality of Ribeira Grande, and 0.71 km2 (0.27 sq mi) of Porto Novo.[3]
Geography
The Moroços Natural Park is situated at the western end of the eastern plateau of Santo Antão. It is characterised by steep cliffs towards the north, and pozzolana soils. Its highest point is Monte Moroços at 1,767 m elevation. The natural park also includes the summits Cruz de Moroços (1,646 m) and Monte Hortelão (1,631 m) and the areas of Gudo dos Moroços, Fonte Hortelão and Chã de Moroços.[4]
Flora
Its vegetation is diverse due to its location between the arid plateau and the more humid headwaters of Ribeira da Garça and Ribeira Manequim, and still close to the original natural vegetation. It has a large variety of endemic plants, many of which are endangered or vulnerable species, including Artemisia gorgonum, Conyza feae, Globularia amygdalifolia and Periploca laevigata.[4]
See also
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- Santa Luzia, Ilhéu Raso and Ilhéu Branco
- Ilhéu de Baluarte
- Ilhéu de Curral Velho
- Ilhéu dos Pássaros
- Ilhéus do Rombo
- Cruzinha
- Alto das Cabaças
- Costa da Fragata
- Ponta do Sinó
- Rabo de Junco
- Serra Negra
- Baía da Murdeira
- Boa Esperança
- Morro de Areia
- Ponta do Sol
- Tartaruga
- Casas Velhas
- Lagoa Cimidor
- Praia do Morro
- Terras Salgadas
- Cova-Paul-Ribeira da Torre Natural Park
- Moroços
- Tope de Coroa
- Monte Verde
- Monte Gordo
- Norte (Boa Vista)
- Serra do Pico de Antónia
- Serra Malagueta
- Fogo Natural Park
- Barreiro-Figueira
- Morrinho de Açúcar
- Morrinho do Filho
- Monte Estância
- Monte Santo António
- Rocha Estância
- Ilhéu de Sal Rei
- Pombas
- Monte Grande
- Buracona-Ragona
- Pedra de Lume salt ponds and Cagarral
- Santa Maria salt ponds
- Monte Caçador and Pico Forcado
- Curral Velho
- Monte Penoso and Monte Branco
- Monte Santo António (Maio)
- Porto Inglês salt flats