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Baía De Tarrafal
Baía de Tarrafal or Tarrafal Bay is a bay of the Atlantic Ocean on the northwest coast of the island of Santiago in Cape Verde. The town of Tarrafal lies at its southeastern shore, and 643 m high Monte Graciosa rises from its northern shore.Tarrafal guia turístico Câmara municipal do Tarrafal Most of its coast is rocky, but there is a stretch of beach near the city. The headland Ponta Preta marks the northwestern limit of the bay; there is a lighthouse () on it. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tarrafal, Cape Verde
Tarrafal (also: ''Mangui'' or ''Mangue'') is a cityCabo Verde, Statistical Yearbook 2015 Instituto Nacional de Estatística, p. 32-33 in the northern part of the island of , . In 2010 its population was 6,656. It is a fishing port situated on the northwestern coast. It constitutes the seat of the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santiago, Cape Verde
Santiago ( Portuguese for “Saint James”) is the largest island of Cape Verde, its most important agricultural centre and home to half the nation's population. Part of the Sotavento Islands, it lies between the islands of Maio ( to the east) and Fogo ( to the west). It was the first of the islands to be settled: the town of Ribeira Grande (now Cidade Velha and a UNESCO World Heritage Site) was founded in 1462. Santiago is home to the nation's capital city of Praia. History The eastern side of the nearby island of Fogo collapsed into the ocean 73,000 years ago, creating a tsunami 170 meters high which struck Santiago. In 1460, António de Noli became the first to visit the island. Da Noli settled at ''Ribeira Grande'' (now Cidade Velha) with his family members and Portuguese from Algarve and Alentejo in 1462.Valor simb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceans, with an area of about . It covers approximately 20% of Earth's surface and about 29% of its water surface area. It is known to separate the " Old World" of Africa, Europe and Asia from the "New World The term ''New World'' is often used to mean the majority of Earth's Western Hemisphere, specifically the Americas."America." ''The Oxford Companion to the English Language'' (). McArthur, Tom, ed., 1992. New York: Oxford University Press, p. ..." of the Americas in the European perception of Earth, the World. The Atlantic Ocean occupies an elongated, S-shaped basin extending longitudinally between Europe and Africa to the east, and North America, North and South America to the west. As one component of the interconnected World Ocean, it is connected in the north to the Arctic Ocean, to the Pacific Ocean in the southwest, the Indian Ocean in the southeast, and the Southern Ocean in the south (other ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cape Verde
, national_anthem = () , official_languages = Portuguese , national_languages = Cape Verdean Creole , capital = Praia , coordinates = , largest_city = capital , demonym = Cape Verdean or Cabo Verdean , ethnic_groups_year = 2017 , government_type = Unitary semi-presidential republic , leader_title1 = President , leader_name1 = José Maria Neves , leader_title2 = Prime Minister , leader_name2 = Ulisses Correia e Silva , legislature = National Assembly , area_rank = 166th , area_km2 = 4033 , area_sq_mi = 1,557 , percent_water = negligible , population_census = 561,901 , population_census_rank = 172nd , population_census_year = 2021 , population_density_km2 = 123.7 , population_density_sq_mi = 325.0 , population_density_rank = 89th , GDP_PPP ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monte Graciosa
Monte Graciosa (Portuguese meaning “gracious mountain”) is a mountain in the northern part of the island of Santiago in Cape Verde. It lies 2.5 km north of the town of Tarrafal, overlooking the Baía de Tarrafal. Its elevation is 643 m.Tarrafal guia turístico Câmara municipal do Tarrafal Towards the west it ends in the headland of Ponta Preta. It is part of a larger proposed natural park. The mountain is of volcanic origin, composed of phonolite and rich in and |
Ponta Preta (Santiago) ...
Ponta Preta is a headland in the northwest of the island of Santiago, Cape Verde. It is about 3 km northwest of the town of Tarrafal, and marks the northwestern limit of Baía de Tarrafal (Tarrafal Bay). There is a lighthouse on the headland, Farol da Ponta Preta. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Preta Santiago Ponta Geography of Santiago, Cape Verde Preta Preta ( sa, प्रेत, bo, ཡི་དྭགས་ ''yi dags''), also known as hungry ghost, is the Sanskrit name for a type of supernatural being described in Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, and Chinese folk religion as undergoing sufferin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Farol Da Ponta Preta
Farol da Ponta Preta (the Ponta Preta Lighthouse) is a lighthouse in the northwesternmost part of the island of Santiago, Cape Verde, Santiago, Cape Verde. It stands on the headland Ponta Preta (Santiago), Ponta Preta, 3 km northwest of the city Tarrafal, Cape Verde, Tarrafal. The lighthouse was constructed in 1889. Its lantern stands on a white column with a pyramidal base, in front of a small one storey building. The lighthouse was depicted on a Cape Verdean stamp in 2004. See also *List of lighthouses in Cape Verde *List of buildings and structures in Santiago, Cape Verde Gallery File:Farol Ponta Preta.jpg, Ponta Preta Lighthouse from the southeastern side of the bay File:Ponta Preta-Phare (1).jpg, Ponta Preta Lighthouse above the nearby hill References External links * Lighthouses in Cape Verde, Ponta Preta Tarrafal Municipality Buildings and structures in Santiago, Cape Verde Transport in Santiago, Cape Verde Lighthouses completed in 1889 1880s establis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Farol Ponta Preta
Farol is a municipality in the state of Paraná in the Southern Region of Brazil. See also *List of municipalities in Paraná This is a list of the municipalities in the state of Paraná (PR), located in the South Region of Brazil. Paraná is divided into 399 municipalities, which are grouped into 39 microregions, which are grouped into 10 mesoregions. See also *G ... References Municipalities in Paraná {{ParanáBR-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pollicipes Caboverdensis
''Pollicipes caboverdensis'' is a species of goose barnacle in the family Pollicipedidae. It is found in rocky intertidal zones on the coasts of the islands Santiago Santiago (, ; ), also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile as well as one of the largest cities in the Americas. It is the center of Chile's most densely populated region, the Santiago Metropolitan Region, whos ..., Sal and São Vicente, Cape Verde. The species was first described by Joana N. Fernandes, Teresa Cruz and Robert Van Syoc in 2010 after a 24.5 mm specimen collected from Ponta Preta, northwestern Santiago. References {{Taxonbar, from=Q14143730 Pollicipedidae Fauna of Santiago, Cape Verde Barnacles Crustaceans described in 2010 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balanopsammia Wirtzi
''Balanopsammia'' is a monotypic genus of corals in the family of tree-leaved corals, Dendrophylliidae. It is represented by a single species, ''Balanopsammia wirtzi'', which occurs in Atlantic waters around the Cape Verde islands of Santiago Santiago (, ; ), also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile as well as one of the largest cities in the Americas. It is the center of Chile's most densely populated region, the Santiago Metropolitan Region, whos ... and Sal.Ocaña, O. & Brito, A., (2013) Balanopsammia wirtzi'', a new genus and species of coral (Anthozoa: Scleractinia: Dendrophylliidae) from the Cape Verde Islands: A comparative study with the Mediterranean ''Cladopsammia rolandi'. Revista de la Academia Canaria de Ciencias, 25: 87–104. Both the genus and the species were first named and described in 2013 by Ocaña & Brito. The genus name refers to the long confusion in the identification of the species as a '' Balanophyllia''. The spec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liopropoma Emanueli
''Liopropoma emanueli'', the Cape Verde basslet, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, related to the groupers and classified within the subfamily Epinephelinae of the family Serranidae. It is endemic to the Atlantic waters around Cape Verde, western Africa where it is found in rocky areas at depths of . Its length is 10 to 12 cm. Description ''Liopropoma emanueli'' shows the angular face which is typical of its genus and has a torpedo shaped body and it can be distinguished from the other species within the genus by have an obviously split dorsal fin, the spiny part and the soft rayed part are not joined, these are joined in congeners. It is mainly orange to pink in overall colour with a single obvious, wide, yellow stripe extending from the tip of the snout over much of the body. It also has many, thin yellow horizontal, lines along its body. The dorsal fin contains 8 spines and 11 soft rays while the anal fin has 3 spines and 8 soft rays. This species attains a maximum st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diplodus Prayensis
''Diplodus prayensis'', the two-banded seabream, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Sparidae, which includes the seabreams and porgies. This species is endemic to the Cape Verde Islands. Taxonomy ''Diplodus prayensis'' was first formally described in 1964 by the French ichthyologist Jean Cadenat with its type locality given as the port of Praia on Santiago in Cape Verde. This species is most closely related to the common two-banded seabream ('' D. vulgaris''). The genus '' Diplodus'' is placed in the family Sparidae within the order Spariformes by the 5th edition of '' Fishes of the World''. Some authorities classify this genus in the subfamily Sparinae, but the 5th edition of Fishes of the World does not recognise subfamilies within the Sparidae. Etymology ''Diplodua prayensis'' has the specific name ''prayensis'', this suffixes the placename Praia, the capital of Cape Verde and the type locality, with ''ensis'' meaning "of". Description ''Di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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