Praia De Atalanta
Praia de Atalanta is a beach on the north coast of the island of Boa Vista in Cape Verde. It is approximately 6 km northeast of the island capital of Sal Rei and 3 km west of Vigía. The wreck of the Spanish cargo ship Cabo Santa Maria, which ran aground on September 1, 1968, is located here.
The beach forms a part of Boa Esperança Nature Reserve which also includes the beaches of Sobrado and Copinha.
References
- ^ "A Semana". Archived from the original on 2015-11-26. Retrieved 2015-11-25.
- ^ Cape Verde Islands pocket guide, Emma Gregg, Berlitz, 2009, ISBN 978-981-268-670-1
- ^ Protected areas in the island of Boa Vista - Municipality of Boa Vista, March 2013 (in Portuguese)
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Praia da Atalanta.
- Cabo de Santa Maria on cabo-verde-foto.com, in English, German and in Portuguese
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