Photos - Fogo (Cabo Verde)

Fogo (Portuguese for "fire") is a volcanic island in the Sotavento group of Cape Verde. Mount Fogo (Pico de Fogo) is the second largest peak in the Atlantic Ocean, rising to nearly 3,000 m above sea level. The volcano has been active in recent times, with its last eruption in 1995. The Pico is located in the eastern half of a 9 km wide caldera, whose walls rise up to 1000 m. The cone-shaped Pico forms the highest point of the island and its summit is about 100 m higher than the surrounding wall of the caldera.

If you are planning to visit Fogo you may be interested in having a quick look at several photos of it. Click on the links below to view the pictures. We have taken any attempt to provide exact (GPS-based) coordinates of the positions where the photos have been taken.

São Filipe - Ilhéus Secos ou do Rombo - São Filipe - Island of Brava - Monte Genebra - Landscape near Achada Furna - Landscape near Achada Furna - Landscape near Cabeça Fundao - Pico de Fogo - Trees at the Foot of the Bordeira - Melons growing in the Cinder - Pico de Fogo - Pahoehoe Lava - Chã das Caldeiras - Pico Pequeno - Landscape near Salto - Paved Road near Salto - Pico de Fogo - Ponta Fundão - Ponta da Salina - Rebuilt Houses in the Lava Stream - Mosteiros - The Caldeira of Fogo seen from the Airport - Brava seen from the Airport - Pico de Fogo

Here you see the island of Fogo from space. Image courtesy of
Earth Sciences and Image Analysis Laboratory, NASA Johnson Space Center.