🦎 Mount Pico

Portugal · Europe · Nature Reserve · 38.47°N, 28.40°W

Mount Pico is a currently dormant stratovolcano located on Pico Island, in the mid-Atlantic archipelago of the Azores. It is the highest mountain in Portugal, at 2,351 metres (7,713 ft) above sea level, and is one of the highest Atlantic mountains; it is more than twice the elevation of any other peak in the Azores. It has been a designated nature reserve since 1972.

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Quick facts

Country	Portugal
Continent / region	Europe
Protection type	🦎 Nature Reserve
Coordinates (approx.)	38.47°N, 28.40°W · view on map

Mount Pico is a nature reserve in Portugal, in Europe. The details of why Mount Pico is ecologically important are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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Serra da Malcata Natural Reserve · Peneda-Gerês National Park · Sado Estuary Natural Reserve · Tagus Estuary Natural Reserve · Reserva Natural das Berlengas · Boquilobo Bog Natural Reserve · Castro Marim and Vila Real de Santo António Marsh Natural Reserve · Ilhas Selvagens.

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