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Boa Vista (Portuguese for "good view"), sometimes incorrectly spelled Boavista, is a desert-like island that belongs to the Cape Verde Islands. At 631.1 km 2 (243.7 sq mi), [ 1 ] it is the third largest island of the Cape Verde archipelago.
Aristides Pereira International Airport (Portuguese Aeroporto Internacional Aristides Pereira) (IATA: BVC, ICAO: GVBA) is an airport in Cape Verde located on the island of Boa Vista, about 5 km (3.1 mi) southeast of the island capital Sal Rei. It is the third-busiest airport in the country.
The ocean near Cabo Verde is an area of tropical cyclone formation; since these storms have the whole Atlantic over which to develop as they move westward, they are among the most intense hurricanes, and are called Cape Verde-type hurricanes. The Cape Verde islands are a very degradated area. Also, most islands do not always get a monsoon.
Praia de Chaves (also: Praia da Chave) is a beach in the western part of the island of Boa Vista in Cape Verde, close to the town Rabil. It is about 5 km long. Praia de Chaves with its hotels and resorts. At the northern part of the beach, close to Rabil, tourist resorts have been developed.
Praia das Gatas (Portuguese meaning "beach of the cats") is a sandy beach in the northeastern part of the island of Boa Vista in Cape Verde. The nearest village is Fundo das Figueiras, 5 km to the southwest. It forms a part of Northern Nature Park (Parque Natural do Norte). [1]
Fundo das Figueiras is a village in the eastern part of the island of Boa Vista. The village is around 21 km east of the island capital of Sal Rei. It is the seat of the civil parish of São João Baptista. 2 km to the south is the village Cabeça dos Tarrafes and 8 km southeast is Ponta Meringuel, the easternmost point in Cape Verde.