Morro Negro is a hill located near the east coast of the island of
Boa Vista,
Cape Verde
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. Its elevation is 156 m. The nearest village is
Cabeça dos Tarrafes, 5.5 km to the northwest.
Turtle Nature Reserve
The hill forms a part of the Turtle Nature Reserve (Portuguese: ''Reserva Natural Tartaruga''), which covers 14.39 km
2 of land area and 134.36 km
2 of marine area.
[Protected areas in the island of Boa Vista]
- Municipality of Boa Vista, March 2013 [Resolução nº 36/2016]
Estratégia e Plano Nacional de Negócios das Áreas Protegidas The reserve protects the beaches as nesting areas for its turtle population, and its wetlands and salty lands for birds.
Lighthouse
There is a lighthouse on the hill.
[ The lighthouse was built around 1930. It is 12 meters tall and its focal height is 163 meters.][ Its light range is .][
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See also
* List of lighthouses in Cape Verde
*List of mountains in Cape Verde
This is a list of mountains in Cabo Verde:
List
See also
* Lists of mountains by region
*Geography of Cape Verde
Notes
External links
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{{Cape Verde topics
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Cape
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References
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Negro
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Geography of Boa Vista, Cape Verde
Lighthouses in Cape Verde