Pico Basilé
| Pico Basilé | |
|---|---|
| Pico de Santa Isabel | |
  Pico Basilé Location of Pico Basilé in Bioko  Pico Basilé Pico Basilé (Equatorial Guinea) | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,011 m (9,879 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 3,011 m (9,879 ft)[1] Ranked 90th |
| Listing | Country high point Ultra |
| Geography | |
| Location | Bioko, Equatorial Guinea |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Shield volcano |
| Last eruption | 1923 |
Pico Basilé (formerly Pico de Santa Isabel), located on the island of Bioko, is the tallest mountain of Equatorial Guinea. With an altitude of 9,878 ft (3,011 m), it is the summit of the largest and highest of three overlapping basaltic shield volcanoes which form the island. From the summit, Mt. Cameroon can be seen to the northeast. Pico Basilé lies close to the city of Malabo.
Bioko was formed along the Cameroon line, a major northeast-trending geologic fault that runs from the Atlantic Ocean into Cameroon. This line includes other volcanic islands in the Gulf of Guinea such as Annobón, Príncipe and São Tomé, along with the massive stratovolcano of Mount Cameroon.
Flora and Fauna
Part of the Cameroon line, the flora and fauna of Pico Basilé and Bioko as a whole are similar to that of the montane regions of adjacent Cameroon and Nigeria. Multiple range restricted species occur on Pico Basilé, and one bird, the Bioko Speirops Zoterops brunneus, is wholly restricted to the volcano's higher elevations.[2]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Africa Ultra-Prominences". Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2013-02-10.
- ^ Pérez del Val, Jaime 1996. Las Aves de Bioko, Guinea Ecuatorial: Guia de Campo. Edilesa, Léon, Spain.
Sources
- "Santa Isabel". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution.
- Bioko Biodiversity Protection Program
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