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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.
After 1986, tourism became an important industry on the island, and many resorts and hotels were built in the southern and southwestern coastal areas near Santa Maria. [3] In 2017, 48.2% of the country's available beds were on the island of Sal. [6] Aerial view of Santa Maria and the surrounding area Beach near Santa Maria
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.
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 ...
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]
Ponta Norte (Portuguese for "north point") is a headland on the north coast of the island of Sal in Cape Verde. It is the northernmost point of Sal. [1] It is approximately 11 km north of the island capital of Espargos. The lighthouse Farol da Ponta Norte is located near the cape. [2] [3]
Terra Boa (Portuguese meaning the "good land") is a remote village in the northern part of the island of Sal, Cape Verde. In 2010 its population was 131. In 2010 its population was 131. The village is about 4 km north of the island capital Espargos .