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Ponta do Sinó
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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][4]
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Ponta do Sinó | |
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![]() The lighthouse and the headland facing about southwest and the point | |
Coordinates: 16°35′06″N 22°55′16″W | |
Location | Southern Sal, Cape Verde near Santa Maria |
Offshore water bodies | Atlantic Ocean |
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