Ponta João Ribeiro is a cape in the northern part of the island of
São Vicente,
Cape Verde
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. It is 2.5 km northwest of the city centre of
. The cape divides the
Canal de São Vicente and the
Porto Grande Bay
Porto Grande Bay ( pt, Baía do Porto Grande), also Mindelo Bay, is a bay on the north coast of the island of São Vicente, Cape Verde. The main city of São Vicente, Mindelo, is situated at the bay. The Porto Grande Bay is a natural harbour. It ...
. The islet of
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 ...
is approximately 1.3 km to the west. Near the cape is an abandoned military camp.
João Ribeira on mindelo.info
See also
*Geography of Cape Verde
Cape Verde (formally, the Republic of Cabo Verde) is a group of arid Atlantic islands which are home to distinct communities of plants, birds, and reptiles. The islands constitute the unique Cape Verde Islands dry forests ecoregion, accordi ...
References
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Headlands of Cape Verde
Geography of São Vicente, Cape Verde
Mindelo