Praia de Atalanta | |
Map: | Cape Verde |
Location: | Northwestern Boa Vista |
Length: | 10 km |
Type: | Beach |
Free Label 1: | Patrolled by |
Free Label 2: | Hazard rating |
Free Label 3: | Access |
Free Data 3: | road |
Praia de Atalanta is a beach on the north coast of the island of Boa Vista in Cape Verde. It is approximately 6 km northeast of the island capital of Sal Rei and 3 km west of Vigía. The wreck of the Spanish cargo ship Cabo Santa Maria, which ran aground on September 1, 1968, is located here.[1] [2]
The beach forms a part of Boa Esperança Nature Reserve which also includes the beaches of Sobrado and Copinha.[3]