Ponta do Sinó | |
Type: | Headland |
Map: | Cape Verde |
Location: | Southern Sal, Cape Verde near Santa Maria |
Coordinates: | 16.5851°N -22.921°W |
Water Bodies: | Atlantic Ocean |
Ponta do Sinó is the southernmost point of the island of Sal in Cape Verde.[1] It lies 2 km southwest of Santa Maria city centre. The area north of the headland is a protected area: nature reserve Ponta do Sinó, at the edge of a large tourism development zone.[2] There is a lighthouse on the headland, Farol da Ponta do Sinó, built in 1892.[3]