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Sal (Portuguese for "salt") is an island in Cape Verde.Sal is a tourist destination with white sandy beaches and over 350 days of sunshine a year. It is one of the three sandy eastern islands of the Cape Verde archipelago in the central Atlantic Ocean, 350 miles (560 km) off the west coast of Africa.
Cape Verde, officially the Republic of Cabo Verde, [1] is an island country spanning an archipelago of 10 volcanic islands in the central Atlantic Ocean. Located 570 kilometres (350 mi) off the coast of West Africa , the islands cover a combined area of slightly over 4,000 square kilometres (1,500 sq mi).
Murdeira is a village in the island of Sal, Cape Verde. The village is situated on the west coast, 9 km south of the island capital Espargos and 10 km north of Santa Maria. roughly midway along the island's major highway linking Baía de Murdeira with its rock pools. Murdeira was originally a small settlement of mostly farmers and fishermen.
The vast majority of tourists visit the comparatively flat and less populated islands of Sal, [2] Boa Vista, [3] and Maio with their white sandy beaches. [citation needed] The islands of Cape Verde have a pleasant climate during most of the year with 350 days of sunshine, and some of them offer an impressive mountain scenery as well. [4]
Espargos (Portuguese for "asparagus") is the capital and main commercial centre of the island and municipality of Sal, Cape Verde. The city [ 2 ] is situated in the heart of the island. Geography
People from Sal, Cape Verde (17 P) S. Santa Maria, Cape Verde (1 C, 13 P) Sport in Sal, Cape Verde (1 C, 6 P) V. Villages and settlements in Sal, Cape Verde (3 P)
Pedra de Lume is a village in the northeastern part of the island of Sal, Cape Verde. The village is situated on the east coast, about 5 km east of the island capital Espargos . It has a small port and a lighthouse, Farol de Pedra de Lume .
Ponta do Sinó is the southernmost point of the island of Sal in Cape Verde. [1] It lies 2 km southwest of Santa Maria city centre. The area north of the headland is a protected area: nature reserve Ponta do Sinó, at the edge of a large tourism development zone. [2] There is a lighthouse on the headland, Farol da Ponta do Sinó, built in 1892 ...