▁ten ▁" natural ▁par ks " ▁in ▁the ▁country ▁of ▁Cape ▁Ver de . ▁Its ▁area ▁is ▁, ▁of ▁which ▁ ▁in ▁the ▁municipality ▁of ▁R ibe ira ▁Grande , ▁ ▁in ▁the ▁municipality ▁of ▁Paul ▁and ▁ ▁in ▁the ▁municipality ▁of ▁Porto ▁Nov o . ▁Since ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁the ▁natural ▁park ▁is ▁on ▁the ▁tent ative ▁list ▁of ▁World ▁Heritage ▁sites . ▁ ▁Geography ▁ ▁The ▁natural ▁park ▁covers ▁the ▁C ova ▁Cr ater , ▁the ▁upper ▁valley ▁of ▁the ▁R ibe ira ▁da ▁Torre ▁( from ▁X ox o ▁up stream ), ▁the ▁upper ▁valley ▁of ▁the ▁R ibe ira ▁do ▁Paul ▁and ▁the ▁P ico ▁da ▁Cruz . ▁The ▁landscape ▁is ▁character ised ▁by ▁the ▁vol can ic ▁cr ater ▁of ▁C ova , ▁the ▁ste ep ▁cl iffs ▁and ▁esc arp ments ▁that ▁end ▁in ▁the ▁deep ▁river ▁valle ys . ▁Its ▁elev ation ▁ranges ▁from ▁around ▁ 4 0 0 ▁m ▁near ▁X ox o ▁to ▁ 1 5 8 5 ▁m ▁at ▁the ▁P ico ▁da ▁Cruz . ▁ ▁Flora ▁and ▁fa una ▁The ▁land ▁cover ▁in ▁the ▁natural ▁park ▁is ▁part ▁forest ▁and ▁part ▁far ml and . ▁It ▁has ▁a ▁large ▁variety ▁of ▁en demic ▁plants , ▁many ▁of ▁which ▁are ▁crit ically ▁end anger ed , ▁end anger ed ▁or ▁vulner able ▁species , ▁including ▁Care x ▁an ton i ensis , ▁Con y za ▁p ann osa , ▁T orn ab ene a ▁ins ular is , ▁Eu ph