Praia das Gatas (

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meaning "beach of the cats") is a sandy beach in the northeastern part of the island of Boa Vista in

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. The nearest village is

Fundo das Figueiras Fundo das Figueiras is a village in the eastern part of the island of Boa Vista. The village is around 21 km east of the island capital of Sal Rei. It is the seat of the civil parish of São João Baptista. 2 km to the south is the village ...

, 5 km to the southwest. It forms a part of Northern Nature Park (''Parque Natural do Norte'').Protected areas in the island of Boa Vista
- Municipality of Boa Vista, March 2013 The small island

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 ...

lies off the coast at the Praia das Gatas.

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