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Ilha Do Sal
Sal (Portuguese for "salt") is an island in Cape Verde. Sal is a tourist destination with white sandy beaches and over 350 days of sunshine a year. It is one of the three sandy eastern islands of the Cape Verde archipelago in the central Atlantic Ocean, off the west coast of Africa. Cabo Verde is known for year-round kiteboarding, for the large reserve of Loggerhead sea turtle, Caretta turtles which hatch from July to September, and the music of Cesaria Evora. History For Europeans , the island was discovered on 3 December 1460 and named ''Llana'' ("flat"). This name was changed into the current "Sal" when the two large salt ponds (Pedra de Lume and Santa Maria salt ponds, Santa Maria) were discovered. The first three centuries after its discovery, the island was only sparsely inhabited; in 1720 there was a small fishing village near present Palmeira, Cape Verde, Palmeira. This changed when the salt industry was developed at the end of the 18th century, starting in Pedra de Lu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monte Grande (Sal)
Monte Grande (Portuguese meaning “big mountain”) is a mountain in the northern part of the island of Sal in Cape Verde. It is situated 8 km northeast of the island capital Espargos. At elevation, it is the highest point of the island. It is a protected landscape because of its geological value; the protected area covers .Resolução nº 36/2016 Estratégia e Plano Nacional de Negócios das Áreas ProtegidasPaisagens Protegidas Áreas protegidas Cabo Verde There are formations on the coast.
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