Boa Vista, Cape Verde

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Boa Vista - Cape Verde
Cape Verde-Boa Vista.png
Elevation: 387 m (Monte Estancia)
Latitude: 15.09 (15°5'33 N)
Longitude: 24.81 (24°48'39" W)
Length: 31 km (north to south)
Width: 29 km (west to east)
Area: 620 km²
Population: 3,353
Location: Cape Verde Islands
Type: N/A

Boa Vista - Cape Verde

Elevation:	387 m (Monte Estancia)
Latitude:	15.09 (15°5'33 N)
Longitude:	24.81 (24°48'39" W)
Length:	31 km (north to south)
Width:	29 km (west to east)
Area:	620 km²
Population:	3,353
Location:	Cape Verde Islands
Type:	N/A

Sal Rei.

Boa Vista (Portuguese meaning "good view") is a desert island in the Barlaventos archipelago of Cape Verde and is also the easternmost. It economy was originally based on agriculture, but desertification led to salt collection becoming more important. The area is 620 km² and is the third largest right after Santo Antão and Santiago. The location from the coast of Africa or mainland Africa is 455 km west. Its main industries today are date farming and tourism. Much of the island is flat-like. The highest point on the island is Monte Estancia elevating 387 m, other mountains includes Santo Antônio (Saint Anthony) and Monte Negro (Black Mountain). Other features includes Campo da Serra. Wile most of the population live in the capital,there are many small settlements, with 10 to 50 people each while others are either 100 or abandoned and has the smallest population of all Cape Verde's islands, excepting the three northwestern uninhabited islands and is one of the underpopulated in the archipelago.

The island is known for marine turtles and traditional music, as well as its ultramarathon and its sand dunes and beaches. Its main town is Sal Rei, its ferry port and home to Boa Vista's airport on the northwest side of the island.

Surrounding islets includes Ilha do Sal Rei featuring a lighthouse in the west and Ilha da Baluate featuring the easternmost point in the entire Cape Verde. Points includes Ponta Antônia to the north.

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Contents

1 Persons
2 Parishes
3 Settlements
4 Sporting teams
5 Other
6 See also
7 External links

Persons

Aristides Pereira, Cape Verde's first president
Germano Almeida, a Capeverdean writer

Parishes

Santa Isabel
São João Baptista

Settlements

Bafureira
Cabeço do Tarafes
Curral Velho
Estancia de Baixo
Funda das Figueroas
Gata
João Barreiro
João Galego
Norte
Povoação Velha
Rabil
Sal Rei (pop: 3,353)
Santo Tirso

Sporting teams

Academica (Sal-Rei) - Sal-Rei

Other

Boa Vista has a school or a collegiate (colegio), the island has yet a middle or a high school, churches, beaches, a hotel, a port, and a square (praça).

External links

[CapeVerdeBreaks.com] An excellent website about Cape Verde including weather, history, travel, culture, festivals and much more.
[Municipality of Boa Vista]
http://www.anmcv.org/portugues/
[caboverde.com]
[Italian site with infos and images]
[Maps of Boa Vista (scale: 1:50:000)]
[Hiking Guide Boa Vista]
Map and aerial photos:
*Street map: [Street map from Mapquest], [MapPoint] or [Google]
*Satellite images: [Google] - image not yet available
Coordinates: [15°5′33″N, 22°48′39″W]

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Islands of Cape Verde
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