Praia de Santa Mónica

For other uses, see Praia (disambiguation).

Praia de Santa Mónica
Praia de Santa Mónica, its location is in the southwest of the island
Location	Southwestern Boa Vista, Cape Verde
Coordinates	15°58′40″N 22°49′55″W / 15.97778°N 22.83194°W / 15.97778; -22.83194
Access	road
Beach length	18 km

Praia de Santa Mónica (Portuguese meaning "beach of Saint Monica") is a sandy beach in the southwestern part of the island of Boa Vista in Cape Verde.^[1] Its total length is approximately 18 km and it extends from the island's westernmost point (Varandinha) to the island's southernmost point.^[2] It was once called Porto Português, the first landing of the Portuguese on the island. The nearest village is Povoação Velha, 5 km to the north. The beach is an important for laying turtle eggs, which considers itself a protected area commonly known as the Morro de Areia Nature Reserve (Reserva Natural de Morro de Areia) which covers 2,585 hectares and bounds up to around 300 meters within the shoreline as it is being a marine reserve, the reserve is named after the nearby hill.^[2] Nearby beaches is Curralinho and Varandinha.

References

Panoramic view of Praias de Curralinho and de Santa Mónica

↑ Cape Verde Islands pocket guide, Emma Gregg, Berlitz 2009
1 2 "Ilha da Boa Vista - Os últimos dias no paraíso". Nevestravel.biz. 2009-08-26. Retrieved 2012-07-08.

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The island of Boa Vista and the surrounding islands

Communities and settlements	Bofarreira Cabeça dos Tarrafes Estância de Baixo Fundo das Figueiras João Galego Povoação Velha Rabil Sal Rei

Parishes	Santa Isabel São João Batista

Mountains	Monte Caçador and Pico Forcado Monte Estância Rocha Estância Morro Negro Monte Santo António Monte Vigia

Beaches	Praia de Atalanta Praia de Cabral Praia da Chave Ervatão Praia das Gatas Praia de Santa Mónica Praia da Varandinha

Other geographical features	Ilhéu do Baluarte Curral Velho Ilhéu de Curral Velho Espingueira Ilhéu dos Passaros Ribeira do Rabil Ilhéu de Sal Rei Ponta do Sol Tarales Ponta Varandinha Deserto de Viana

Features surrounding the island	João Valente Reef (20 nmi)

Coordinates: 15°58′40″N 22°49′55″W / 15.97778°N 22.83194°W / 15.97778; -22.83194

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