Ponta Jalunga
Ponta Jalunga is a headland located nearly a kilometre northeast of the port of Furna on the island of Brava in southwestern Cape Verde. It is the northeasternmost point of the island.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Point
- Description: point in Cape Verde
- Also known as: “Ponta Badejo”, “PontaBadejo”, and “Pt. Ghelongo”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Estádio Aquiles de Oliveira.
Estádio Aquiles de Oliveira
Pitch
Estádio Aquiles de Olveira, also as Aquilo de Oliveira is a multi-use stadium in Nova Sintra on the island of Brava, Cape Verde. As the island size is small, it is the only sports venue on the island. Estádio Aquiles de Oliveira is situated 2½ km southwest of Ponta Jalunga.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Furna and Santa Bárbara.
Furna
Town
Photo: Holger Reineccius, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Furna is a seaside community in the northeastern part of the island of Brava, Cape Verde. It lies 2.5 km northeast of the island capital of Nova Sintra. At the 2010 census its population was 612.
Santa Bárbara
Hamlet
Photo: Torbenbrinker, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Santa Bárbara is a village in the northeastern part of the island of Brava, Cape Verde. It is situated at 350 m elevation, close to the Atlantic coast.
Vinagre
Hamlet
Vinagre is a village in the eastern part of the island of Brava, Cape Verde. It is situated at 200 m elevation, close to the Atlantic coast. It is about 3 kilometer east of the island capital of Nova Sintra, northwest is the small village of Santa Bárbara There is a mineral spring in the village called nascente do Vinagre, which supplies the village Furna with drinking water.
Ponta Jalunga
- Category: landform
- Location: Brava Municipality, Cape Verde, Africa
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Ponta Jalunga” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Ponta Jalunga”
- French: “Ponta Jalunga”
- German: “Ponta Jalunga”
- German: “Pt. Ghelongo”
- Swahili: “Ponta Jalunga”
- Swedish: “Ponta Jalunga”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Porto da Furna and Baía da Furna.
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Ponta Jalunga”. Photo: Ximonic, CC BY-SA 3.0.