Ponta do Sinó explained

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]

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://ine.cv/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/statistical-yearbook-cv-2015_en.pdf Cabo Verde, Statistical Yearbook 2015
  2. http://www.areasprotegidas.gov.cv/images/RESERVAS%20NATURAIS_pdf.pdf Reservas Naturais
  3. 15 August 2018.