Bordeira (Fogo)

Bordeira is a semicircular mountain in the middle of the island Fogo. It is a crater rim, up to 1 km high, formed by a prehistoric collapse of the volcano Pico do Fogo.[2] At a maximum elevation of 2,692 metres (8,832 ft),[1] it is the second highest point in the nation behind Pico do Fogo. The name literally means the "border". It forms part of Fogo Natural Park. Opening to the east, it effectively protects the northern, western and southern part of the island against lava flows from the volcano.[2] The settlement Chã das Caldeiras lies at the foot of Bordeira, in the caldera. The east side of the Bordeira cliff is much steeper than the west side.

Bordeira, as it is after the 2014-15 eruption
View of Bordeira along Chã das Caldeiras, as seen before the 2014-15 eruption
Bordeira
Bordeira and its summit Pico de Caldeira seen from the foot of Pico do Fogo in 2012, before the most recent eruption
Highest point
Elevation2,692 m (8,832 ft)[1]
ListingList of mountains in Cape Verde
Coordinates14°57′40″N 24°23′31″W[1]
Geography
Bordeira is located in Cape Verde
Bordeira
Bordeira
central Fogo
Geology
Mountain typeStratovolcano

See also

References
  1. Cabo Verde Visor, layer Carta Militar (in Portuguese)
  2. S. F. Jenkins; et al. (20 March 2017). "Damage from lava flows: insights from the 2014–2015 eruption of Fogo, Cape Verde". Journal of Applied Volcanology. 6.
  • Media related to Bordeira at Wikimedia Commons
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