Canal De São Vicente
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The Canal de São Vicente is a strait of the
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 ...
separating the islands of Santo Antão and São Vicente, Cape Verde. At its narrowest point, it is wide. The ferry route between the ports of
Porto Novo Porto-Novo (Portuguese: "New Port", , ; yo, Àjàṣẹ́, ), also known as Hogbonu and Ajashe, is the capital of Benin. The commune covers an area of and as of 2002 had a population of 223,552 people. Situated on an inlet of the Gulf of G ...
on Santo Antão and on São Vicente crosses the canal. The channel begins in São Vicente's northwesternmost cape near
Monte Cara Monte Cara is a mountain in western part of the island of São Vicente, Cape Verde. Its elevation is 490 m.Ponta de João d'Évora in the northeast. The Canal de São Vicente is the habitat of some endemic species, including the demosponge '' Amphilectus strepsichelifer'' and the cone snail '' Conus fernandesi''.


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sao Vicente Bodies of water of Cape Verde Geography of Santo Antão, Cape Verde Geography of São Vicente, Cape Verde Straits of the Atlantic Ocean