Terra Boa, Cape Verde
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| Island
: || Sal
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| Municipality: || Sal
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| Parish: || Nossa Senhora das Dores
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| Distance from the island capital: || about 4 km north of
Espargos
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| Island
: || Sal
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| Municipality: || Sal
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| Parish: || Nossa Senhora das Dores
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| Distance from the island capital: || about 4 km north of
Espargos
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| Island
: || Sal
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| Municipality: || Sal
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| Parish: || Nossa Senhora das Dores
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| Distance from the island capital: || about 4 km north of
Espargos||
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| Altitude:
Lowest:
Centre:
Highest ||
Atlantic Ocean
about 50 m
around 300 m
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Terra Boa (Portuguese
meaning the "good land", also in the Capeverdean Crioulo, ALUPEC
or ALUPEK, also in the Sal Crioulo) is a remote village in the northcentral part of the island of Sal
. The area overlooks Ponta Norte, the island's northernmost point, and features a lighthouse. The village is about 4 km north of Espargos and has a road linking to the island capital as well as remote roads to the north of the island including Monte Grande
and the western and eastern parts of the island.
to the northeast and another in the east, the remainder of the region are flat, the Atlantic Ocean
lies to the west and features an unused beach
.
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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...
: || Sal
Sal, Cape Verde
Sal is an island in Cape Verde. It belongs to the northern group of islands, called Barlavento. The island is composed by a single administrative division, the Sal municipality. The island is home to Amílcar Cabral International Airport, the main airport of Cape Verde.- Geography :The island is...
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Sal, Cape Verde
Sal is an island in Cape Verde. It belongs to the northern group of islands, called Barlavento. The island is composed by a single administrative division, the Sal municipality. The island is home to Amílcar Cabral International Airport, the main airport of Cape Verde.- Geography :The island is...
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| Parish: || Nossa Senhora das Dores
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| Distance from the island capital: || about 4 km north of
Espargos
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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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Sal, Cape Verde
Sal is an island in Cape Verde. It belongs to the northern group of islands, called Barlavento. The island is composed by a single administrative division, the Sal municipality. The island is home to Amílcar Cabral International Airport, the main airport of Cape Verde.- Geography :The island is...
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Sal, Cape Verde
Sal is an island in Cape Verde. It belongs to the northern group of islands, called Barlavento. The island is composed by a single administrative division, the Sal municipality. The island is home to Amílcar Cabral International Airport, the main airport of Cape Verde.- Geography :The island is...
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| Parish: || Nossa Senhora das Dores
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| Distance from the island capital: || about 4 km north of
Espargos
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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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Sal, Cape Verde
Sal is an island in Cape Verde. It belongs to the northern group of islands, called Barlavento. The island is composed by a single administrative division, the Sal municipality. The island is home to Amílcar Cabral International Airport, the main airport of Cape Verde.- Geography :The island is...
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Sal, Cape Verde
Sal is an island in Cape Verde. It belongs to the northern group of islands, called Barlavento. The island is composed by a single administrative division, the Sal municipality. The island is home to Amílcar Cabral International Airport, the main airport of Cape Verde.- Geography :The island is...
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| Parish: || Nossa Senhora das Dores
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| Distance from the island capital: || about 4 km north of
Espargos||
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| Altitude:
Lowest:
Centre:
Highest ||
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...
about 50 m
around 300 m
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Terra Boa (Portuguese
Portuguese language
Portuguese is a Romance language that arose in the medieval Kingdom of Galicia, nowadays Galicia and Northern Portugal. The southern part of the Kingdom of Galicia became independent as the County of Portugal in 1095...
meaning the "good land", also in the Capeverdean Crioulo, 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 :...
or ALUPEK, also in the Sal Crioulo) is a remote village in the northcentral part of the island of Sal
Sal, Cape Verde
Sal is an island in Cape Verde. It belongs to the northern group of islands, called Barlavento. The island is composed by a single administrative division, the Sal municipality. The island is home to Amílcar Cabral International Airport, the main airport of Cape Verde.- Geography :The island is...
. The area overlooks Ponta Norte, the island's northernmost point, and features a lighthouse. The village is about 4 km north of Espargos and has a road linking to the island capital as well as remote roads to the north of the island including Monte Grande
Monte Grande (Sal), Cape Verde
Monte Grande is a mountain in the northern part of the island of Sal in Cape Verde.-Geography and Information:...
and the western and eastern parts of the island.
Nearest places
- Reguinho Fiúra, northeast
- EspargosEspargosEspargos is the capital city of the island municipality of Sal, Cape Verde and is also in the heart of the island. Espargos means "asparagus" and refers to the wild vegetable asparagus stalk with its bright yellow flowers which grows in sandy areas around the island...
south - Hortelão, south
- Preguiça, south
Geography
Terra Boa is famous for having its agriculture in its large scale and the others mentioned above, are very dry, mainly because they have no mountains to induce rainfall. The northern portions of the area are desert and vegetation are rare and are mainly composes of bush. It features fruit and vegetable crops as well as cattle farms. The rest of the Terra Boa covers the northern portion of the island. The mountain lies to the northwest, Monte GrandeMonte Grande (Sal), Cape Verde
Monte Grande is a mountain in the northern part of the island of Sal in Cape Verde.-Geography and Information:...
to the northeast and another in the east, the remainder of the region are flat, 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...
lies to the west and features an unused beach
Beach
A beach is a geological landform along the shoreline of an ocean, sea, lake or river. It usually consists of loose particles which are often composed of rock, such as sand, gravel, shingle, pebbles or cobblestones...
.