Ponta João Ribeiro is a cape in the northern part of the island of São Vicente, Cape Verde. It is 2.5 km northwest of the city centre of Mindelo. The cape divides the Canal de São Vicente and the Porto Grande Bay. The islet of Ilhéu dos Pássaros is approximately 1.3 km to the west. Near the cape is an abandoned military camp.[1]

Ponta João Ribeiro
The headland (indicated as Ribeira Julian Pt.) on an 1884 map
The headland (indicated as Ribeira Julian Pt.) on an 1884 map
Ponta João Ribeiro is located in Cape Verde
Ponta João Ribeiro
Ponta João Ribeiro
Coordinates: 16°54′22″N 24°59′56″W / 16.906°N 24.999°W / 16.906; -24.999
LocationNorthern São Vicente, Cape Verde
Offshore water bodiesPorto Grande Bay, Canal de São Vicente

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