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.
Ponta do Sol | |
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 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 | |
| Location | Northwestern Boa Vista, Cape Verde |
| Offshore water bodies | Atlantic Ocean |
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
edit- ^ a b Resolução nº 36/2016, Estratégia e Plano Nacional de Negócios das Áreas Protegidas
- ^ a b Protected areas in the island of Boa Vista - Municipality of Boa Vista, March 2013 (in Portuguese)
- ^ 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.