Carriçal - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

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Karrisal
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Island

An island or isle is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, cays or keys. An island in a river or lake may be called an eyot , or holm...

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Ribeira Brava, Cape Verde

Ribeira Brava is a municipality on the island of São Nicolau of the Barlavento group in Cape Verde.-Parishes:The municipality includes two parishes:*Nossa Senhora da Lapa*Nossa Senhora do Rosário-Settlements:*Agua das Patas*Belém*Cabeçalinho*Cachaço...

Island

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Ribeira Brava, Cape Verde

Island

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Ribeira Brava, Cape Verde

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Carriçal (in Cape Verdean Creole, written in ALUPEC

ALUPEC

The Alfabeto Unificado para a Escrita do Caboverdiano , commonly known as ALUPEC, is the alphabet that was officially recognized by the Cape Verdean government to write Cape Verdean Creole.- Description :...

: Karrisal) is a village on the island of São Nicolau, Cape Verde. Carriçal is linked with the remote road linking Juncalinho

Juncalinho

Juncalinho is village in the northeastern part of the island of São Nicolau. It is part of the municipality of Ribeira Brava...

to the rest of the island, and is the easternmost village on the main road linking Ribeira Brava

Ribeira Brava, Cape Verde

and Carriçal.

Geography

Carriçal features farmlands in the valley areas. Desert lands, which cover almost the entire municipality, dominate the area and the slopes of the valley with some grasslands and bushes, vegetation and forest found within the parish. The mountain cliffs lie around the area as well as within the Atlantic Ocean

Atlantic Ocean

The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...

. Cliffs and steep, treacherous ledges dominate the area. Monte Bissau is to the north of the area.

Information

Most of the houses are built with mud-brick and stone; the rest are concrete or sand with stone, or brick and steel reinforced concrete. The area is considered part of the island's low class. Some necessities and materials for the needy come from the island's capital and the diaspora. Other needs such as electricity, communications, appliances and street lights are partially available in the area, as well as phone lines since the late-20th century.

Geography

Information

See also