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Electra is the main electricity and water company in Cape Verde.It was founded as a public company on April 17, 1982 (under decree-law no. 37/1982) by the merger of Electricidade e Água do Mindelo (EAM - Mindelo Electricity and Water), Central Eléctrica da Praia (CEP - Praia Central Electricity) and Electricidade e Água do Sal (EAS - Sal Electricity and Water). [1]
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.
Share of the Salins du Cap Vert, issued 18. May 1925. Pedra de Lume was founded by Manuel António Martins, who started the exploitation of the salt ponds in 1796. [6] A tunnel to the salt ponds was constructed in 1804, and a port in 1805. [7]
Baía da Murdeira is a wide crescent shaped bay on the southwest coast of the island of Sal in Cape Verde. It takes its name from the village Murdeira , which lies at its shore. At its northwestern end lie the steep cliff of Rabo de Junco and the islet Ilhéu Rabo de Junco .
Morrinho de Açúcar (Portuguese meaning "sugar hill") is a small hill in the northern part of the island of Sal in Cape Verde. It is situated 1 km from the north coast and 8 km north of the island capital Espargos. It is a remnant of a volcanic phonolitic chimney, surrounded by a vast plain. It is protected as a natural monument. [2]
Ponta Preta (Portuguese meaning "black tip") is a headland in the southwest of the island of Sal in Cape Verde. It is about 2 km west of the town Santa Maria and about 2 km of Ponta do Sinó, the southernmost point of the island. It lies within the nature reserve Ponta do Sinó, at the edge of a tourism development zone. [1]
The head offices of Cabo Verde Express are located at the airport. [4] The national road EN1-SL01, a dual carriageway, connects Espargos with Santa Maria in the south of the island. Other national roads connect it with Pedra de Lume and Palmeira. [5] For statistical purposes, the city of Espargos is divided into 24 localities (lugares). The ...
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.