Baía da Murdeira
16°41′N 22°58′W / 16.68°N 22.96°W / 16.68; -22.96Max. length 5.6 km (3.5 mi) Settlements Mountains and hills Points and promontories Lighthouses Other geographical features Other topics
Baía da Murdeira is a wide crescent shaped bay on the southwest coast of the island of Sal in Cape Verde. It takes its name from the village Murdeira, which lies at its shore. At its northwestern end lie the steep cliff of Rabo de Junco and the islet Ilhéu Rabo de Junco. The bay is protected as a marine nature reserve, which covers 182 hectares of land and 5,925 hectares of sea,[1] including the Ilhéu Rabo de Junco.[2] It is a nesting area for sea turtles and seabirds.[3]
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The island of Sal, Cape Verde
- Espargos
- Murdeira
- Palmeira
- Pedra de Lume
- Santa Maria
- Terra Boa
- Morrinho de Açúcar
- Cagarral
- Monte Curral
- Monte Grande
- Rabo de Junco
- Serra Negra
- Ponta da Fragata
- Ponta do Leme Velho
- Ponta Norte
- Ponta Preta (Northern Sal)
- Ponta Preta (Southern Sal)
- Ponta do Sinó
- Ponta de Vera Cruz
- Baía da Murdeira
- Baía da Parda
- Buracona
- Ilhéu Rabo de Junco
- Praia de Santa Maria
- Santa Maria salt ponds