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Praia Das Gatas
Praia das Gatas (Portuguese language, Portuguese meaning "beach of the cats") is a sandy beach in the northeastern part of the island of Boa Vista, Cape Verde, Boa Vista in Cape Verde. The nearest village is Fundo das Figueiras, 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 (Boa Vista), Ilhéu dos Pássaros lies off the coast at the Praia das Gatas.


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Boa Vista, Cape Verde
Boa Vista (Portuguese for "good view"), also written as Boavista, is a desert-like island that belongs to the Cape Verde Islands. At , it is the third largest island of the Cape Verde archipelago. The island of Boa Vista is closer to the African continent than all the other islands in Cape Verde, being the easternmost island of all. The distance between Boa Vista and Senegal is only 450 km. The capital of Boa Vista, Sal Rei, is located in the north-western part of the island. Boa Vista is mainly known for its beaches, turtles and traditional music. Geography Boa Vista is the third largest island after Santo Antão and Santiago, with an area of 631.1 square kilometres. It is situated south of Sal and north of Maio. The island is generally flat, but it has numerous hills like Monte Estância (the highest point of the island at 387 m),
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Portuguese Language
Portuguese ( or, in full, ) is a western Romance language of the Indo-European language family, originating in the Iberian Peninsula of Europe. It is an official language of Portugal, Brazil, Cape Verde, Angola, Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau and São Tomé and Príncipe, while having co-official language status in East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, and Macau. A Portuguese-speaking person or nation is referred to as " Lusophone" (). As the result of expansion during colonial times, a cultural presence of Portuguese speakers is also found around the world. Portuguese is part of the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several dialects of Vulgar Latin in the medieval Kingdom of Galicia and the County of Portugal, and has kept some Celtic phonology in its lexicon. With approximately 250 million native speakers and 24 million L2 (second language) speakers, Portuguese has approximately 274 million total speakers. It is usually listed as the sixth-most spoken language, the third-most sp ...
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Cape Verde
, national_anthem = () , official_languages = Portuguese , national_languages = Cape Verdean Creole , capital = Praia , coordinates = , largest_city = capital , demonym = Cape Verdean or Cabo Verdean , ethnic_groups_year = 2017 , government_type = Unitary semi-presidential republic , leader_title1 = President , leader_name1 = José Maria Neves , leader_title2 = Prime Minister , leader_name2 = Ulisses Correia e Silva , legislature = National Assembly , area_rank = 166th , area_km2 = 4033 , area_sq_mi = 1,557 , percent_water = negligible , population_census = 561,901 , population_census_rank = 172nd , population_census_year = 2021 , population_density_km2 = 123.7 , population_density_sq_mi = 325.0 , population_density_rank = 89th , GDP_PPP ...
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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 Cabeça dos Tarrafes and 8 km southeast is Ponta Meringuel, the easternmost point in Cape Verde. The village has a church of Saint John Baptist (São João Baptista).Cape Verde Islands pocket guide, Emma Gregg, ''Berlitz'', 2009. Since 2008, an NGO has been active protecting turtle egg laying sites on the Porto Ferreira beach, east of Fundo das Figueiras. See also *List of villages and settlements in Cape Verde This is a list of villages and smaller settlements in Cape Verde: Boa Vista * Bofarreira * Cabeça dos Tarrafes * Curral Velho - abandoned settlement * Espingueira - abandoned settlement * Estância de Baixo * Fundo das Figueiras * João ... References {{Boa Vista, Cape Verde Villages and settlements in Boa Vist ...
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Ilhéu Dos Pássaros (Boa Vista)
Ilhéu dos Pássaros is a small uninhabited islet in the Cape Verde archipelago. It lies about off the northeastern coast of the island of Boa Vista, near the beach Praia das Gatas. The area of the islet is ; with of surrounding marine area it forms a protected area (''Reserva Natural Integral Ilhéu dos Pássaros'').Protected areas in the island of Boa Vista
- Municipality of Boa Vista, March 2013
Resolução nº 36/2016
Estratégia e Plano Nacional de Negócios das Áreas Protegidas
It is a low, flat islet, covered with sedimentary material and sand. It is connected with t ...
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Beaches Of Cape Verde
This is a list of beaches in Cape Verde. Boa Vista *Praia de Atalanta *Praia de Cabral * Praia de Carquejinha * Praia de Chaves *Ervatão *Praia das Gatas * Praia de Santa Mónica * Praia da Varandinha Maio * Praia Gonçalo Sal * Praia de Santa Maria - south Santiago * Praia Baixo * Praia da Gamboa, Praia Santo Antão * Praia d'Aranhas São Vicente * Baía das Gatas * Boca da Lapa * Praia dos Flamengos - south *Praia Grande - northeast See also {{Cape Verde topics Beaches Beaches A beach is a landform alongside a body of water which consists of loose particles. The particles composing a beach are typically made from rock, such as sand, gravel, shingle, pebbles, etc., or biological sources, such as mollusc shel ... Cape Verde ...
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