Santo Antão Portuguese for `Saint Anthony`, or Sontonton in Cape Verdean Creole, is the westernmost and largest of the Barlavento islands of Cape Verde. The nearest main island is São Vicente to the southeast, separated by a channel named Canal de São Vicente. It is the westernmost large island in Cape Verde and the continent of Africa, and the second largest in Cape Verde. The island’s main town is Ponta do Sol on the north coast. A part of the island in the southeast has an arid climate, while the northwest receives relatively normal precipitation. Its valleys are suffering heavy erosion. Being basically made of several stratovolcanoes and so extremely mountainous this island has quite diverse climate and many various microclimates due to its deep ravines.

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