Baía do Galeão

Baía do Galeão
Baía do Galeão, its location is in the northeast of the island
Location Northwest of Maio, Cape Verde
Coordinates 15°19′N 23°9′W / 15.317°N 23.150°W / 15.317; -23.150Coordinates: 15°19′N 23°9′W / 15.317°N 23.150°W / 15.317; -23.150
Max. length 5 kilometres (3.1 mi)

Baía do Galeão is a bay on the north coast of the island of Maio in Cape Verde. The nearest village is Cascabulho, 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) to the south. The bay was mentioned as "Ghelloons" in the 1747 map by Jacques-Nicolas Bellin.[1]

References

  1. Jacques-Nicolas Bellin (1747). "Carte des Isles du Cap Verd = Kaart van de Eilanden van Kabo Verde" (in French).
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