Ribeira do Paul is a seasonal stream that flows in the northeastern part of the island of
Santo Antão in
Cape Verde
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. The stream flows from southwest to northeast. The upper part of the valley belongs to
Cova-Paul-Ribeira da Torre Natural Park.
[Consultoria em Gestão de Recursos Naturais]
Isildo Gomes, p. 17-30
The sources of the stream Ribeira do Paul are northeast of the
Cova crater, near the settlement
Cabo da Ribeira. It flows through a narrow and steep gorge, along the settlements Campo de Cão and
Eito, and flows into the
Atlantic Ocean
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at the town of
Pombas. There is
small-scale agriculture in the valley, producing sugar cane, coffee, yam, banana, papaya and mango.
[Parc Naturel Cova, Paúl et Ribeira da Torre]
UNESCO
See also
*
List of streams in Cape Verde
References
Paul
Paul, Cape Verde
Cova-Paul-Ribeira da Torre Natural Park
Geography of Santo Antão, Cape Verde
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