Praia de Atalanta

The wreck of M/S Cabo Santa Maria at the beach in Praia de Atalanta in 2010 December.

Praia de Atalanta is a beach on the north coast of the island of Boa Vista in Cape Verde. It is approximately 6 km northeast of the island capital of Sal Rei and 3 km west of Vigía, its length is 10 km. The wreck of the cargo ship Cabo Santa Maria, which ran aground on September 1, 1968, is located here.^[1] The Cabo de Santa Maria, an island point is also located there.

References

↑ A Semana

External links

Cabo de Santa Maria on cabo-verde-foto.com, in English, German and in Portuguese

The island of Boa Vista and the surrounding islands

Communities and settlements	Bofarreira Cabeça dos Tarrafes Estância de Baixo Fundo das Figueiras João Galego Povoação Velha Rabil Sal Rei

Parishes	Santa Isabel São João Baptista

Mountains	Monte Estância Rocha Estância Morro Negro Monte Santo António Monte Vigia

Other geographical features	Praia de Atalanta Praia de Cabral Praia da Chave Praia das Gatas Ponta do Sol Ilhéu de Curral Velho Ilhéu de Sal Rei Praia de Santa Mónica Praia da Varandinha Ponta Varandinha Deserto de Viana

Coordinates: 16°12′07″N 22°51′54″W / 16.202°N 22.865°W / 16.202; -22.865

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