This is a list of protected areas in Cape Verde:Resolução nº 36/2016
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Áreas protegidas Cabo Verde Cape Verde isle of Fogo Park panel

Integral Nature Reserves

* Santa Luzia and the islets of

Ilhéu Raso Ilhéu Raso is an uninhabited Resolução nº 36/2016
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and

Ilhéu Branco Ilhéu Branco (Portuguese for "white islet") is an uninhabited Resolução nº 36/2016
Estra ...

* Ilhéu de Baluarte, Boa Vista * Ilhéu de Curral Velho, Boa Vista *

Ilhéu dos Pássaros Ilhéu dos Pássaros is an uninhabited rocky islet in the bay of Mindelo, São Vicente Island, Cape Verde. It lies about west of the headland Ponta João Ribeiro, and northwest of Mindelo city centre. It lies between the Porto Grande Bay an ...

, Boa Vista *

Ilhéus do Rombo The Ilhéus do Rombo, also known as the Ilhéus Secos (Portuguese for "Dry Islets", because of their aridity and paucity of vegetation), are a group of small, uninhabited islands in the Cape Verde archipelago, lying off the coast of north-west A ...

, northeast of Brava

Nature Reserves

Cruzinha The Cruzinha Nature Reserve is a protected area in the northern part of the island of Santo Antão in the Cape Verde archipelago.

, Santo Antão *Monte do Alto das Cabaças, São Nicolau * Costa da Fragata, Sal *

Ponta do Sinó Ponta do Sinó is the southernmost point of the island of Sal in Cape Verde.Rabo de Junco, Sal * Serra Negra, Sal * Baía da Murdeira, Sal *Boa Esperança, Boa Vista * Morro de Areia, Boa Vista *

Ponta do Sol Ponta do Sol (; en, "Cape of the Sun") is a municipality in the southwestern coast of the island of Madeira, in the archipelago of Madeira. The population in 2011 was 8,862, in an area of . History The settlement of Ponta do Sol began shortly af ...

, Boa Vista * Tartaruga, Boa Vista *Casas Velhas, Maio *

Lagoa Cimidor Lagoa Cimidor is a small coastal lagoon in the southeastern part of the island of Maio in Cape Verde. It is situated 3.5 km northeast of the village Ribeira Dom João and 13 km east of the island capital Cidade do Maio. It is part of a protecte ...

, Maio *Praia do Morro, Maio *

Terras Salgadas Terras Salgadas (Portuguese meaning "salty lands") is a vast natural area covering the northwestern part of the island of Maio, Cape Verde. It is part of the protected area ''Parque Natural do Norte da Ilha do Maio''.Barreiro Barreiro may refer to: People * Bruno Barreiro (born 1965), American politician * Gustavo Barreiro (1959–2019), American politician * Manu Barreiro (born 1986), Spanish footballer Places * Barreiro, Portugal ** Barreiro Municipality, a mu ...

- Figueira, Maio * Cova-Paul-Ribeira da Torre, Santo Antão *

Fogo Natural Park Fogo Natural Park ( pt, Parque Natural do Fogo), on the island of Fogo, is one of ten "natural parks" in the country of Cape Verde.

* Monte Gordo, São Nicolau *

Monte Verde Monte Verde is an archaeological site in the Llanquihue Province in southern Chile, located near Puerto Montt, Southern Chile, which has been dated to as early as 18,500 cal BP (16,500 BC). Previously, the widely accepted date for early occu ...

, São Vicente *

Moroços Moroços Natural Park (''Parque Natural de Moroços''), in the middle of the island of Santo Antão, is one of ten "natural parks" in Cape Verde.

, Santo Antão *Norte, Boa Vista *Serra do

Pico de Antónia Pico de Antónia is a mountain located in the central part of the island of Santiago in Cape Verde. At , it is the highest point of the island. The mountain is part of the protected area ''Parque Natural da Serra do Pico de Antónia''.

, Santiago *

Serra Malagueta Serra Malagueta is a mountain range located in the northern part of the island of Santiago, Cape Verde. At 1064 m elevation, it is highest point of northern Santiago. The mountain range is protected as the Serra Malagueta Natural Park (''Parque N ...

, Santiago *

Tope de Coroa Tope de Coroa is a mountain on the island of Santo Antão's, Cape Verde. At 1,979 m elevation, it is the highest point of the island. It is in the western part of the island, 25 km west of the island capital Porto Novo. The mountain is enti ...

, Santo Antão

Natural Monuments

* Morrinho de Açúcar, Sal *Morrinho do Filho, Sal *

Monte Estância Monte Estância is a mountain in the southeastern part of the island Boa Vista in Cape Verde. At 387 m elevation, it is the island's highest point.Monte Santo António, Boa Vista *

Rocha Estância Rocha Estância is a mountain in the southwestern part of the island Boa Vista in Cape Verde, east of the village of Povoação Velha. Its elevation is 357 meters. It is part of a protected area (category ''Natural Monument'') covering 253 ha. ...

, Boa Vista *

Ilhéu de Sal Rei Ilhéu de Sal Rei is an uninhabited islet near the coast of Boa Vista Island, Cape Verde. It is located southwest of the island capital Sal Rei. Its area is Pombas, Santo Antão *

Monte Grande Monte Grande is a city which forms part of the urban agglomeration of Greater Buenos Aires. It is the administrative seat of Esteban Echeverría Partido in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It was founded on April 3, 1889, by a company named ''Soc ...

, Sal * Buracona-Ragona, Sal *

Pedra de Lume Pedra de Lume is a village in the northeastern part of the island of Sal, Cape Verde. The village is situated on the east coast, about 5 km east of the island capital Espargos. It has a small port and a lighthouse, Farol de Pedra de Lume. Sa ...

salt ponds and Cagarral, Sal * Santa Maria salt ponds, Sal * Monte Caçador and Pico Forcado, Boa Vista * Curral Velho, Boa Vista * Monte Penoso and Monte Branco, Maio *Monte Santo António, Maio *

Salinas of the English Port Salinas may refer to: People *Salinas (surname) Places Americas Latin America * Salinas (ancient lake), in the Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia * Salinas, Minas Gerais, a municipality in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil * Playa Grande, Costa Ri ...

, Maio

Ramsar wetlands

* Lagoa do Rabil, Boa Vista * Pedra Badejo lagoons, Santiago * Ilhéu de Curral Velho and adjacent coast, Boa Vista *

, Maio

Important Bird Area

* Central mountain range of São Nicolau * Coastal cliffs between Porto Mosquito and Baia do Inferno, Santiago *

Fogo Volcanic Important Bird Area Fogo Natural Park ( pt, Parque Natural do Fogo), on the island of Fogo, Cape Verde, Fogo, is one of ten "natural parks" in the country of Cape Verde.

Ilhéu Branco Ilhéu Branco (Portuguese for "white islet") is an uninhabited Resolução nº 36/2016
Estra ...

, east of Santa Luzia *

Ilhéu Raso Ilhéu Raso is an uninhabited Resolução nº 36/2016
Estratégia e Plano Nacional de Neg� ...

, east of Santa Luzia * Ilhéu de Curral Velho and adjacent coast, Boa Vista * Kapok tree, Boa Entrada, Santiago * Mahoganies at Banana, Ribeira Montanha, Santiago * Pedra Badejo lagoons, Santiago *

Ribeira do Rabil Ribeira do Rabil is a seasonal stream in the central and western part of the island of Boa Vista in Cape Verde. It is 27 km long, and its basin area is .

, Boa Vista * Serra do Pico da Antónia, Santiago

References

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