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Baía de Tarrafal or Tarrafal Bay is a
Câmara municipal do Tarrafal Most of its coast is rocky, but there is a stretch of beach near the city. The headland Ponta Preta marks the northwestern limit of the bay; there is a lighthouse ( Farol da Ponta Preta) on it.
bay
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of the Atlantic Ocean
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on the northwest coast of the island of Santiago
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in Cape Verde
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. The town of Tarrafal lies at its southeastern shore, and 643 m high Monte Graciosa rises from its northern shore.Tarrafal guia turísticoCâmara municipal do Tarrafal Most of its coast is rocky, but there is a stretch of beach near the city. The headland Ponta Preta marks the northwestern limit of the bay; there is a lighthouse ( Farol da Ponta Preta) on it.
Fauna
Marine fauna found in the waters include the goose barnacle '' Pollicipes caboverdensis'' and the coral '' Balanopsammia wirtzi'', the only species of the genus.Ocaña, O. & Brito, A., 2013: ''Balanopsammia wirtzi'', a new genus and species of coral (Anthozoa: Scleractinia: Dendrophylliidae) from the Cape Verde Islands: A comparative study with the Mediterranean ''Cladopsammia rolandi''. Revista de la Academia Canaria de Ciencias, 25: 87–104. Fish found near the promontory include the Cape Verde basslet ('' Liopropoma emanueli'') and the two-banded seabream ('' Diplodus prayensis'').References
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* Bays of Cape Verde Tarrafal Municipality Geography of Santiago, Cape Verde {{CapeVerde-geo-stub