Pico de Fogo

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Title

Pico de Fogo

Description

The Pico de Fogo is the area of highest elevation on the island of Fogo. This active volcano stands 1,200 meters high. Before this picture was taken, the volcano had erupted twice; once in 1675, and again in 1847. Since then, it has erupted once in 1995. The volcano is central to the island and has around one thousand inhabitants, making up the community of Chã das Caldeiras.

Creator

David Baxter

Source

Irwin, Aisling and Wilson, Colum. Cape Verde Islands: The Brandt Travel Guide. (Guilford, 2001) pp. 170-171

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pico_do_Fogo
Retrieved 17 December 2012

Date

1981

Rights

Rhode Island College

Format

Photograph

Identifier

CV81288

Baxter Image Item Type Metadata

Slide ID

CV-81-288

Island

Fogo

City / Village

São Felipe

Date Scanned

May 15, 2012