Ribeira do Rabil

Ribeira do Rabil
Country Cape Verde
Physical characteristics
Main source Monte Estância, Boa Vista
River mouth Atlantic Ocean
16°04′58″N 22°50′49″W / 16.0827°N 22.8469°W / 16.0827; -22.8469Coordinates: 16°04′58″N 22°50′49″W / 16.0827°N 22.8469°W / 16.0827; -22.8469
Length 27 km (17 mi)
Basin features
Basin size 199 km2 (77 sq mi)

Ribeira do Rabil is a seasonal stream in the central and western part of the island of Boa Vista in Cape Verde. It is 27 km long, and its basin area is 199 km2 (77 sq mi).[1] Its source is in the southeastern part of the island, north of the island's highest point Monte Estância. It flows generally northwest, passes east of the town Rabil and flows into the Atlantic Ocean near the Aristides Pereira International Airport. The estuary, Lagoa do Rabil, is an important wetland area.[2]

Palm trees along Ribeira do Rabil

See also

References

  1. ↑ Estatísticas do Ambiente - 2016, Instituto Nacional de Estatística, p. 22
  2. ↑ "Lagoa de Rabil". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
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