- Pico de São Tomé
Infobox Mountain
Name = Pico de São Tomé
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Elevation = Convert|2024|m|ft|0|abbr=on
Location =São Tomé Island ,São Tomé and Príncipe
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latd= 0|latm= 16|lats= 00|latNS=N
longd= 6|longm= 32|longs= 00|longEW=E
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Type =shield volcano
Age=Holocene ?
Last eruption =Unknown
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Easiest route =Pico de São Tomé is the highest
mountain inSão Tomé and Príncipe at 2,024 metres. It lies just west of the centre ofSão Tomé Island in theObo National Park . The second highest point,Pico Ana Chaves , lies to its south east. The mountain isforest ed and accessible only on foot.The entire island of São Tomé is a massive
shield volcano which rises from the floor of theAtlantic Ocean , over Convert|3000|m|ft|-3|abbr=on below sea level. It formed along theCameroon line , a linearrift zone extending fromCameroon southwest into the Atlantic Ocean. Most of thelava erupted on São Tomé over the last million years has beenbasalt . The youngest dated rock on the island is about 100,000 years old, but numerous more recentcinder cone s are found on the southeast side of the island.References
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