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It is the most rugged peak of the Estrela with 1928 meters of altitude, deeply incised by glacial erosion in its flanks, having formed a nunatak during the last glaciation, that is, this relief was not covered by glacial ice, emerging above the surface of the glaciers. Its shape is due to the presence of less fractured zones, surrounded by others with higher fracture density, thus leaving this relief in an elevated position, due to its greater resistance. Its slopes evolved mainly due to the action of cryoclasty.
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