Water: | Atlantic Ocean |
Ponta Preta | |
Type: | Headland |
Map: | Cape Verde |
Label Position: | Ponta Preta |
Location: | Southern Sal, Cape Verde |
Coordinates: | 16.6057°N -22.9297°W |
Water Bodies: | Atlantic Ocean |
Ponta Preta (Portuguese meaning "black tip") is a headland in the southwest of the island of Sal in Cape Verde. It is about 2 km west of the town Santa Maria and about 2 km of Ponta do Sinó, the southernmost point of the island. It lies within the nature reserve Ponta do Sinó, at the edge of a tourism development zone.[1]