Fontainhas
For the highest point of the island of Brava, Cape Verde, see Monte Fontainhas.
| Fontainhas | |
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Village of Fontainhas with a piece of the Atlantic on top right | |
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| Coordinates: 17°11′17″N 25°06′14″W / 17.188°N 25.104°WCoordinates: 17°11′17″N 25°06′14″W / 17.188°N 25.104°W | |
| Country | Cape Verde |
| Island | Santo Antão |
| Municipality | Ribeira Grande |
| Civil parish | Nossa Senhora do Livramento |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
| • Total | 282 |
Fontainhas is a settlement in the northern part of the island of Santo Antão, Cape Verde. It is situated near the rocky north coast of the island, 2 km southwest of Ponta do Sol and 19 km north of the island capital Porto Novo. The settlement includes the smaller villages Corvo and Forminguinhas, about 1 km west of Fontainhas proper.
Forminguinhas
Corvo
See also
References
- ↑ "2010 Census results". Instituto Nacional de Estatística Cabo Verde (in Portuguese). 17 March 2014.
External links
- Photos of Fontainhas at ecaboverde.com - eleven photos (as of December 2006), available in several languages including English, French and Portuguese
- Biblioteca Nacional Digital - Plano hydrographico do porto da Ponta do Sol, Lisboa, 1900 (partial) (Portuguese)
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