Ponta do Sol (Boa Vista)

For other uses, see Ponta do Sol.

Ponta do Sol

Headland

Ponta do Sol, its location is in the northwest of the island

Ponta do Sol

Coordinates: 16°13′51″N 22°54′35″W﻿ / ﻿16.2309°N 22.9098°W﻿ / 16.2309; -22.9098
Location| Northwestern Boa Vista, Cape Verde
Offshore water bodies| Atlantic Ocean

Ponta do Sol is a headland located in the northwest of the island of Boa Vista. Cape Verde. It is the island's northernmost point. The town Sal Rei is approximately 6 km (3.7 mi) to the south, and the hill Vigia is 2 km (1.2 mi) to the south.

The promontory and the area around it is designated a protected area as a nature reserve with a total of 465 hectares (1,150 acres).[1] It includes a marine strip 300 meters (980 ft) from the coast, covering 283 hectares (700 acres).[2][1]

The nature reserve protects emblematic birds including ospreys, and a volcanic landscape with fossil dunes.[2] There is a lighthouse on the cape, with a focal height of 117 m (384 ft).[3]

## References

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1. ^ a b Resolução nº 36/2016, Estratégia e Plano Nacional de Negócios das Áreas Protegidas
2. ^ a b Protected areas in the island of Boa Vista \- Municipality of Boa Vista, March 2013 (in Portuguese)
3. ^ List of Lights, Pub. 113: The West Coasts of Europe and Africa, the Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea and Azovskoye More (Sea of Azov) (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2018.

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The island of Boa Vista

Santa Isabel|

* Bofarreira
* Estância de Baixo
* Povoação Velha
* Rabil
* Sal Rei

São João Baptista|

* Cabeça dos Tarrafes
* Fundo das Figueiras
* João Galego

Mountains|

* Monte Caçador and Pico Forcado
* Monte Estância
* Rocha Estância
* Morro de Areia
* Morro Negro
* Monte Santo António
* Monte Vigia

Islets|

* Ilhéu de Baluarte
* Ilhéu de Curral Velho
* Ilhéu Derrubado
* Ilhéu dos Pássaros
* Ilhéu de Sal Rei

Beaches|

* Praia de Atalanta
* Praia de Cabral
* Praia de Carquejinha
* Praia de Chaves
* Ervatão
* Praia das Gatas
* Praia de Santa Mónica
* Praia da Varandinha

Other geographical features|

* Curral Velho
* Espingueira
* João Valente Bank
* Lagoa do Rabil
* Ribeira do Rabil
* Ponta do Sol
* Ponta Varandinha
* Deserto de Viana
* Aristides Pereira International Airport

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Protected Areas of Cape Verde

Integral Nature Reserves|

* Santa Luzia, Ilhéu Raso and Ilhéu Branco
* Ilhéu de Baluarte
* Ilhéu de Curral Velho
* Ilhéu dos Pássaros
* Ilhéus do Rombo

Nature Reserves|

* Cruzinha
* Alto das Cabaças
* Costa da Fragata
* Ponta do Sinó
* Rabo de Junco
* Serra Negra
* Baía da Murdeira
* Boa Esperança
* Morro de Areia
* Ponta do Sol
* Tartaruga
* Casas Velhas
* Lagoa Cimidor
* Praia do Morro
* Terras Salgadas

Natural Parks|

* Cova-Paul-Ribeira da Torre Natural Park
* Moroços
* Tope de Coroa
* Monte Verde
* Monte Gordo
* Norte (Boa Vista)
* Serra do Pico de Antónia
* Serra Malagueta
* Fogo Natural Park
* Barreiro-Figueira

Natural Monuments|

* Morrinho de Açúcar
* Morrinho do Filho
* Monte Estância
* Monte Santo António
* Rocha Estância
* Ilhéu de Sal Rei

Protected Landscapes|

* Pombas
* Monte Grande
* Buracona-Ragona
* Pedra de Lume salt ponds and Cagarral
* Santa Maria salt ponds
* Monte Caçador and Pico Forcado
* Curral Velho
* Monte Penoso and Monte Branco
* Monte Santo António (Maio)
* Porto Inglês salt flats

Ramsar sites|

* Ilhéu de Curral Velho and Adjacent Coast
* Pedra Badejo Lagoons
* Lagoa do Rabil
* Porto Inglês salt flats

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