Volcanoes of Cape Verde

Santo Antao, Cape Verde

Stratovolcano · 1,979 m (6,493 ft) · Cape Verde Is

Santo Antao is a stratovolcano in Cape Verde, 1,979 m (6,493 ft) high. Its last known eruption: undated, but a probable Holocene eruption. NOAA records no significant eruption here.

Santo Antao on the map

Santo Antao and the volcanoes within 300 km, colored by when each last erupted.

  • Since 1964
  • 1900 to 1963
  • 1800s
  • AD 1 to 1799
  • Before AD 1, or undated

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The volcano

Type
Stratovolcano
Elevation
1,979 m (6,493 ft)
Country
Cape Verde
Region
Cape Verde Is
Summit
17.070° N, 25.170° W
Last known eruption
Undated, but a probable Holocene eruption
Holocene activity known from
Holocene

Significant eruptions

NOAA records eruptions that killed, did damage, were very large, or set off a tsunami or earthquake.

None on record.

Around it

The volcanoes within 300 km.

Earthquakes near Santo AntaoVolcanic ash advisories on the live map

Sources

Volcanoes and significant eruptions from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. Volcano numbers are the Smithsonian Institution’s Global Volcanism Program’s.