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Monte Estância is a mountain in the southeastern part of the island Boa Vista in Cape Verde. At 387 m elevation it is the island’s highest point. It is located 23 km southeast of the island capital Sal Rei. The Atlantic Ocean is about 4 kilometres to the southeast. The mountain is entirely of volcanic origin.[citation needed]It is part of a protected natural space in Cape Verde under the statute of natural monument a reason that describes geological and geomorphical features.