Ponta do Sol
Headland
Ponta do Sol, its location is in the northwest of the island
Ponta do Sol, its location is in the northwest of the island
Ponta do Sol is located in Cape Verde
Ponta do Sol
Ponta do Sol
Coordinates: 16°13′51″N 22°54′35″W / 16.2309°N 22.9098°W / 16.2309; -22.9098
LocationNorthwestern Boa Vista, Cape Verde
Offshore water bodiesAtlantic Ocean

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.

The promontory and the area around it is designated a protected area as a nature reserve with a total of 465 hectares.[1] It includes a marine strip 300 meters from the coast, covering 283 hectares.[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

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