Ponta do Bodegal
Ponta do Bodegal is a point in Cape Verde. Ponta do Bodegal is situated nearby to the village Preguiça, as well as near the locality Chã de Carriço.Places of Interest
Highlights include Preguiça Airport.
Preguiça Airport
Aerodrome
São Nicolau Airport is the domestic airport of the island of São Nicolau, Cape Verde. It is located 3 km north of the village Preguiça and about 3 km south of the island capital Ribeira Brava. The runway is 1,400 meters long and is categorized 3C. Preguiça Airport is situated 3 km northwest of Ponta do Bodegal.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Preguiça and Caleijão.
Preguiça
Village
Preguiça is a settlement in the central part of the island of São Nicolau, Cape Verde. It is situated on the south coast, 6 km south of Ribeira Brava. It served as the port of Ribeira Brava, after the older Porto de Lapa, 6 km to the northeast, had been abandoned in 1653 due to pirate attacks.
Caleijão
Village
Caleijão is a settlement in the central part of the island of São Nicolau, Cape Verde. It is situated 2 km southwest of Ribeira Brava. Writer Baltasar Lopes da Silva was born in the village. Part of his novel Chiquinho is set in Caleijão. Caleijão is situated 6 km northwest of Ponta do Bodegal.
Ribeira Brava
Town
Ribeira Brava is a city on the island of São Nicolau, Cape Verde. It is the seat of the Ribeira Brava Municipality. Its population was 1,936 at the 2010 census. Ribeira Brava is situated 6 km northwest of Ponta do Bodegal.
Ponta do Bodegal
- Type: Point
- Category: landform
- Location: Cape Verde, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude
16.56554° or 16° 33′ 56″ north
Longitude
-24.27203° or 24° 16′ 19″ west
Elevation
-1 metres (-3 feet)
Open location code
798QHP8H+65
GeoNames ID
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