Ponta do Sinó
16°35′06″N 22°55′16″W / 16.5851°N 22.921°W / 16.5851; -22.921Location Southern Sal, Cape Verde near
Santa Maria Offshore water bodies Atlantic Ocean ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Hotel_Riu_1_%28Sal%2C_Cabo_Verde%29.JPG/220px-Hotel_Riu_1_%28Sal%2C_Cabo_Verde%29.JPG)
Riu Funana hotel located near Ponta do Sinó Settlements ![Sal, Cape Verde](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Sal_county%2C_Cape_Verde.png/150px-Sal_county%2C_Cape_Verde.png)
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Santa Maria
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.[3][4]
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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The island of Sal, Cape Verde
- Espargos
- Murdeira
- Palmeira
- Pedra de Lume
- Santa Maria
- Terra Boa
![Sal, Cape Verde](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Sal_county%2C_Cape_Verde.png/150px-Sal_county%2C_Cape_Verde.png)
- Morrinho de Açúcar
- Cagarral
- Monte Curral
- Monte Grande
- Rabo de Junco
- Serra Negra
- Ponta da Fragata
- Ponta do Leme Velho
- Ponta Norte
- Ponta Preta (Northern Sal)
- Ponta Preta (Southern Sal)
- Ponta do Sinó
- Ponta de Vera Cruz