Praia de Atalanta is a beach on the north coast of the island of
Boa Vista in
Cape Verde
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. It is approximately 6 km northeast of the island capital of
and 3 km west of
Vigía. The wreck of the Spanish cargo ship ''Cabo Santa Maria'', which ran aground on September 1, 1968, is located here.
[Cape Verde Islands pocket guide, Emma Gregg, Berlitz, 2009, ]
The beach forms a part of ''Boa Esperança Nature Reserve'' which also includes the beaches of Sobrado and Copinha.
[Protected areas in the island of Boa Vista]
- Municipality of Boa Vista, March 2013
References
External links
Cabo de Santa Maria on cabo-verde-foto.com in English, German and in Portuguese
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Beaches of Cape Verde
Geography of Boa Vista, Cape Verde