Santa Maria salt ponds
The salt ponds of Santa Maria are a complex of salt evaporation ponds north of the city Santa Maria in the southernmost part of the island of Sal, Cape Verde.Photo: Cayambe, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Praia de Santa Maria.
Praia de Santa Maria
Beach
Photo: Lenilda Duarte, CC0.
Praia de Santa Maria is a beach on the south coast of the island of Sal, Cape Verde. It stretches from the city center of Santa Maria in the east to the Ponta do Sinó in the southwest.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Santa Maria.
Santa Maria
Town
Photo: IDS.photos, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Santa Maria is a city in the southern part of the island municipality of Sal, Cape Verde. It is located on the south coast, about 16 km south of the Amílcar Cabral International Airport, and 20 km south of the island capital Espargos.
Santa Maria salt ponds
- Type: Wetland
- Also known as: “Salinas”, “salt ponds of Santa Maria”, and “Santa Maria saltpans”
- Categories: protected area, pond, and body of water
- Location: Nossa Senhora das Dores, Sal, Cape Verde, West Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
16.6104° or 16° 36′ 37″ northLongitude
-22.9036° or 22° 54′ 13″ westOpen location code
798VJ36W+5HOpenStreetMap ID
way 196911175OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=salt_pondOpenStreetMap feature
natural=wetlandWikidata ID
Q30591417
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Santa Maria salt ponds” goes by many names.
- Portuguese: “Salinas de Santa Maria”
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