Ponta João Ribeiro is a cape in the northern part of the island of
São Vicente,
Cape Verde
Cape Verde or Cabo Verde, officially the Republic of Cabo Verde, is an island country and archipelagic state of West Africa in the central Atlantic Ocean, consisting of ten volcanic islands with a combined land area of about . These islands ...
. It is 2.5 km northwest of the city centre of
. The cape divides the
Canal de São Vicente
The Canal de São Vicente is a strait of the Atlantic Ocean separating the islands of Santo Antão, Cape Verde, Santo Antão and São Vicente, Cape Verde, São Vicente, Cape Verde. At its narrowest point, it is wide. The ferry route between the p ...
and the
Porto Grande Bay
Porto Grande Bay (), 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 stretches between the head ...
. The islet of
Ilhéu dos Pássaros 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.
Location and description
The Cape Verde Islands are located in the mid-Atlantic Ocean ...
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ribeiro Joao Ponto
Headlands of Cape Verde
Geography of São Vicente, Cape Verde
Mindelo