Baía de Tarrafal explained

Baía de Tarrafal
Pushpin Map:	Cape Verde
Location:	West of Tarrafal, Santiago, Cape Verde
Coordinates:	15.2837°N -23.7602°W
Length:	2km (01miles)
Width:	1km (01miles)
Depth:	5m (16feet)

Baía de Tarrafal or Tarrafal Bay is a bay of the Atlantic Ocean on the northwest coast of the island of Santiago in Cape Verde. The town of Tarrafal lies at its southeastern shore, and 643 m high Monte Graciosa rises from its northern shore.^[1] 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^[2] and the coral Balanopsammia wirtzi, the only species of the genus.^[3] Fish found near the promontory include the Cape Verde basslet (Liopropoma emanueli) and the two-banded seabream (Diplodus prayensis).

Notes and References

1. https://cmt.cv/index.php/guia-turistico/itemlist/category/1-guia-tur%C3%ADstico Tarrafal guia turístico
2. Fernandes. J.N.. Cruz. T.. Van Syoc. R.. Pollicipes caboverdensis sp. nov.. (Crustacea: Cirripedia: Scalpelliformes), an intertidal barnacle from the Cape Verde Islands. Zootaxa. 2557. 29-38.
3. 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.