摘要：Fogo Island presents the only active volcano of Cape Verde archipelago where the most important heritages of that activity are the conical aspect of the island, a caldera on its top and a main volcanic cone rising up the caldera floor. During April to May 1995 eruption the expelled materials have developed two major landforms, a volcanic cone and the lava flows. The aa lava type has built thicker and more irregular landforms than the pahoehoe lava type. A number of minor landforms were formed, such as depressions related to the craters or to an eruptive fracture, a multiple bomb impact craters and fractures at the cone top. The new landforms are the more relevant touristic attractions of the Fogo natural park, demanding an urgent scientific assessment and a detailed mapping in order to preserve and to mitigate its vulnerability to the anthropic destruction, such as by taking some “souvenirs”.
关键词：Volcanic landforms; active geomorphosite; landscape conservation; Fogo ;Island; Cape Verde
