Ponta Preta (Southern Sal)

Ponta Preta
Ponta Preta, its location is in the southwest of the island
Map showing the location of Ponta Preta
Ponta Preta
Location Southern Sal, Cape Verde
Coordinates 16°36′21″N 22°55′47″W / 16.6057°N 22.9297°W / 16.6057; -22.9297Coordinates: 16°36′21″N 22°55′47″W / 16.6057°N 22.9297°W / 16.6057; -22.9297
Offshore water bodies Atlantic Ocean

Ponta Preta (Portuguese meaning "black tip") is a headland in the southwest of the island of Sal in Cape Verde. It is about 2 km west of the town Santa Maria and about 2 km of Ponta do Sinó, the southernmost point of the island. It lies within the nature reserve Ponta do Sinó, at the edge of a tourism development zone.[1]

View of Ponta Preta and its beach in 2004

See also

References

  1. Reservas Naturais, Áreas protegidas Cabo Verde
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