Morro de Areia Nature Reserve
Reserva Natureza de Morro de Areia
Praia de Santa Mónica and its vicinity
LocationSouthwestern Boa Vista, Cape Verde
Coordinates16°04′34″N 22°56′49″W / 16.076°N 22.947°W / 16.076; -22.947
Area25.85 km2 (9.98 sq mi)
Max. elevation167 m (548 ft)

Morro de Areia Nature Reserve (Portuguese: Reserva Natural do Morro de Areia) is a nature reserve covering the southwestern coast of the island of Boa Vista in Cape Verde.[1] It takes its name from the hill Morro de Areia, 167 m (548 ft) elevation. The natural reserve covers 21.31 km2 of land area,[2][3] and stretches along the coast from the Praia de Chaves in the north to the Praia de Santa Monica in the south.[1] The reserve includes a 300 m wide marine protection zone, an additional 4.36 km2.[2]

Bracona cave near Praia da Varandinha

Fauna

The nature reserve was established in order to protect the sand dynamics of the dunes, and endemic wildlife species including red-billed tropicbird, osprey, turtles, nurse shark, and numerous invertebrates.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Protected areas in the island of Boa Vista - Municipality of Boa Vista, March 2013 (in Portuguese)
  2. 1 2 Resolução nº 36/2016, Estratégia e Plano Nacional de Negócios das Áreas Protegidas
  3. ↑ Nature reserves in Cape Verde
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