Ponta do Norte, Cape Verde

Ponta do Norte


Location	Northern Sal, Cape Verde
Coordinates	16°53′07″N 22°55′11″W / 16.8854°N 22.9197°W / 16.8854; -22.9197Coordinates: 16°53′07″N 22°55′11″W / 16.8854°N 22.9197°W / 16.8854; -22.9197
Offshore water bodies	Atlantic Ocean

Ponta do Norte (Portuguese for "tip of the north") is a headland on the northeast coast of the island of Sal in Cape Verde. It is the northernmost point of Sal. It is approximately 11 km north-northeast of the island capital of Espargos. There is a lighthouse near the cape.

The island of Sal, Cape Verde

Settlements	Espargos Murdeira Palmeira Pedra de Lume Santa Maria Terra Boa

Parishes	Nossa Senhora das Dores

Points and promontories	Ponta da Fragata Ponta do Leme Velho Ponta do Norte Ponta Preta (Northern Sal) Ponta Preta (Southern Sal) Ponta do Sinó Ponta de Vera Cruz

Lighthouses	Farol da Ponta Norte Farol da Ponta do Sinó Farol de Pedra de Lume Farol da Ponta de Vera Cruz Ilhéu Rabo de Junco

Other geographical features	Morrinho de Açúcar Monte Grande Serra Negra Buracona Calhetinha

Cape Verde > Barlavento > Sal

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