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]
baía, murdeira, wide, crescent, shaped, southwest, coast, island, cape, verde, takes, name, from, village, murdeira, which, lies, shore, northwestern, steep, cliff, rabo, junco, islet, ilhéu, rabo, junco, protected, marine, nature, reserve, which, covers, hect. Baia 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 Ilheu 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 Ilheu Rabo de Junco 2 It is a nesting area for sea turtles and seabirds 3 Baia da MurdeiraBaia de Murdeira with its rock poolsBaia da MurdeiraLocationwest of Murdeira Cape VerdeCoordinates16 41 N 22 58 W 16 68 N 22 96 W 16 68 22 96Max length5 6 km 3 5 mi Rabo de Junco at the northwest of the bayReferences edit Resolucao nº 36 2016 Archived 2021 01 18 at the Wayback Machine Estrategia e Plano Nacional de Negocios das Areas Protegidas Decreto Regulamentar n º 4 2014 10 February 2014 Reservas Naturais Areas protegidas Cabo Verde Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Baia da Murdeira amp oldid 1178015197, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
