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Praia D'Aranhas
Praia d'Aranhas is a beach on the northern coast of the island of Santo Antão in Cape Verde and is part of the municipality of Ribeira Grande and the village of Fontainhas. It lies east of the village of Cruzinha close to its limits and west of Ponta do Sol Ponta do Sol (; en, "Cape of the Sun") is a municipality in the southwestern coast of the island of Madeira, in the archipelago of Madeira. The population in 2011 was 8,862, in an area of . History The settlement of Ponta do Sol began shortly af .... It also has a subdivision and a small stream located. Another nearby subdivision is Aranhas de Cima. References {{coord, 17.176, -25.149, display=title Beaches of Cape Verde Geography of Santo Antão, Cape Verde Aranhas ...
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Santo Antão, Cape Verde
Santo Antão ( Portuguese for " Saint Anthony") is the westernmost island of Cape Verde. At , it is the largest of the Barlavento Islands group, and the second largest island of Cape Verde.Cabo Verde, Statistical Yearbook 2015
The nearest island is São Vicente to the southeast, separated by the sea channel

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Cape Verde
, national_anthem = () , official_languages = Portuguese , national_languages = Cape Verdean Creole , capital = Praia , coordinates = , largest_city = capital , demonym = Cape Verdean or Cabo Verdean , ethnic_groups_year = 2017 , government_type = Unitary semi-presidential republic , leader_title1 = President , leader_name1 = José Maria Neves , leader_title2 = Prime Minister , leader_name2 = Ulisses Correia e Silva , legislature = National Assembly , area_rank = 166th , area_km2 = 4033 , area_sq_mi = 1,557 , percent_water = negligible , population_census = 561,901 , population_census_rank = 172nd , population_census_year = 2021 , population_density_km2 = 123.7 , population_density_sq_mi = 325.0 , population_density_rank = 89th , GDP_PPP ...
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Ribeira Grande, Cape Verde (municipality)
Ribeira Grande is a ''Administrative divisions of Cape Verde, concelho'' (municipality) of Cape Verde. Situated in the northern part of the island of Santo Antão, Cape Verde, Santo Antão, it covers one fifth of the island area (166.5 km2), and is home to nearly half of its population (18,890 at the 2010 census). Its seat is the city Ponta do Sol, Cape Verde, Ponta do Sol. Subdivisions The municipality consists of four ''Administrative divisions of Cape Verde, freguesias'' (civil parishes): *Nossa Senhora do Rosário (Ribeira Grande), Nossa Senhora do Rosário *Nossa Senhora do Livramento, Cape Verde, Nossa Senhora do Livramento *Santo Crucifixo *São Pedro Apóstolo Demography Geography The municipality has a rugged landscape, stretching from the mountains in the interior of the island to the north coast. It has several deep river valleys, including those of Ribeira da Garça, Ribeira Grande (stream), Ribeira Grande and Ribeira da Torre. It borders the municipality Paul ...
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Fontainhas
Fontainhas is a settlement in the northern part of the island of Santo Antão, Cape Verde, Santo Antão, Cape Verde. It is situated near the rocky north coast of the island, 2 km southwest of Ponta do Sol, Cape Verde, Ponta do Sol and 19 km north of the island capital Porto Novo, Cape Verde, Porto Novo. The settlement includes the smaller villages Corvo and Forminguinhas, about 1 km west of Fontainhas proper. See also *List of villages and settlements in Cape Verde#Santo Antão, List of villages and settlements in Cape Verde References External links

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Ponta Do Sol, Cape Verde
Ponta do Sol (formerly: ''Vila Dona Maria Pia'') is the northernmost cityCabo Verde, Statistical Yearbook 2015
Instituto Nacional de Estatística (Cape Verde), Instituto Nacional de Estatística, p. 32-33
on the island of Santo Antão, Cape Verde, Santo Antão and Cape Verde. It is situated on the coast, 4 km northwest of Ribeira Grande, Cape Verde, Ribeira Grande and 20 km north of the island capital Porto Novo, Cape Verde, Porto Novo. It is the seat of Ribeira Grande, Cape Verde (municipality), Ribeira Grande municipality.
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Beaches Of Cape Verde
This is a list of beaches in Cape Verde. Boa Vista * Praia de Atalanta *Praia de Cabral * Praia de Carquejinha * Praia de Chaves *Ervatão * Praia das Gatas *Praia de Santa Mónica *Praia da Varandinha Maio *Praia Gonçalo Sal * Praia de Santa Maria - south Santiago * Praia Baixo *Praia da Gamboa, Praia Santo Antão * Praia d'Aranhas São Vicente * Baía das Gatas * Boca da Lapa * Praia dos Flamengos - south *Praia Grande - northeast See also {{Cape Verde topics Beaches Beaches Cape Verde , national_anthem = () , official_languages = Portuguese , national_languages = Cape Verdean Creole , capital = Praia , coordinates = , largest_city = capital , demonym ...
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Geography Of Santo Antão, Cape Verde
Geography (from Greek: , ''geographia''. Combination of Greek words ‘Geo’ (The Earth) and ‘Graphien’ (to describe), literally "earth description") is a field of science devoted to the study of the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of Earth. The first recorded use of the word γεωγραφία was as a title of a book by Greek scholar Eratosthenes (276–194 BC). Geography is an all-encompassing discipline that seeks an understanding of Earth and its human and natural complexities—not merely where objects are, but also how they have changed and come to be. While geography is specific to Earth, many concepts can be applied more broadly to other celestial bodies in the field of planetary science. One such concept, the first law of geography, proposed by Waldo Tobler, is "everything is related to everything else, but near things are more related than distant things." Geography has been called "the world discipline" and "the bridge between the human a ...
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