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 Ervatão | |
  Ervatão | |
| Coordinates: 16°02′31″N 22°41′53″W / 16.042°N 22.698°W | |
| Location | Southeastern Boa Vista, Cape Verde |
Ervatão or Porto de Ervatão is a beach on the southeast coast of the island of Boa Vista in Cape Verde. At its eastern end is the headland Ponta de Ervatão and at its western end is the headland Ponta Cosme. Ervatão is part of the Turtle Nature Reserve (Portuguese: Reserva Natural Tartaruga). [1] The area of Ervatão receives 70% of all turtles nesting on Boa Vista. In July 2009, 8,000 turtle nests were counted. [2]
See also
References
- ^ Protected areas in the island of Boa Vista Archived 2020-09-19 at the Wayback Machine - Municipality of Boa Vista, March 2013 (in Portuguese)
- ^ "Desova das tartarugas em Cabo Verde: Biólogos sentinelas". A Semana (in Portuguese). 2009.
The island of
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| São João Baptista | ||
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Ervatão | |
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Beach | |
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Ervatão | |
Ervatão | |
| Coordinates: 16°02′31″N 22°41′53″W / 16.042°N 22.698°W | |
| Location | Southeastern Boa Vista, Cape Verde |
Ervatão or Porto de Ervatão is a beach on the southeast coast of the island of Boa Vista in Cape Verde. At its eastern end is the headland Ponta de Ervatão and at its western end is the headland Ponta Cosme. Ervatão is part of the Turtle Nature Reserve (Portuguese: Reserva Natural Tartaruga). [1] The area of Ervatão receives 70% of all turtles nesting on Boa Vista. In July 2009, 8,000 turtle nests were counted. [2]
See also
References
- ^ Protected areas in the island of Boa Vista Archived 2020-09-19 at the Wayback Machine - Municipality of Boa Vista, March 2013 (in Portuguese)
- ^ "Desova das tartarugas em Cabo Verde: Biólogos sentinelas". A Semana (in Portuguese). 2009.
The island of
Boa Vista | ||
|---|---|---|
| Santa Isabel | | |
| São João Baptista | ||
| Mountains | ||
| Islets | ||
| Beaches | ||
| Other geographical features | ||
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| This Cape Verdean location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |