Ponta do Sinó | |
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Headland | |
The lighthouse and the headland facing about southwest and the point | |
Ponta do Sinó | |
Coordinates: 16°35′06″N 22°55′16″W / 16.5851°N 22.921°W / 16.5851; -22.921 | |
Location | Southern Sal, Cape Verde near Santa Maria |
Offshore water bodies | Atlantic Ocean |
Ponta do Sinó is the southernmost point of the island of Sal in Cape Verde. 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. There is a lighthouse on the headland, Farol da Ponta do Sinó, built in 1892.
See also
References
- Cabo Verde, Statistical Yearbook 2015, Instituto Nacional de Estatística, p. 26
- Reservas Naturais, Áreas protegidas Cabo Verde
- 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. p. 426.
- Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Cape Verde". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
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