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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]

Riu Funana hotel located near Ponta do Sinó
Riu Funana hotel located near Ponta do Sinó
Ponta do Sinó
The lighthouse and the headland facing about southwest and the point
Ponta do Sinó
Coordinates: 16°35′06″N 22°55′16″W
LocationSouthern Sal, Cape Verde near
Santa Maria
Offshore water bodiesAtlantic Ocean

See also



References


  1. Cabo Verde, Statistical Yearbook 2015, Instituto Nacional de Estatística, p. 26
  2. Reservas Naturais, Áreas protegidas Cabo Verde
  3. List of Lights, Pub. 113: The West Coasts of Europe and Africa, the Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea and Azovskoye More (Sea of Azov) (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2018. p. 426.
  4. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Cape Verde". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 15 August 2018.


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