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Praia de Santa Maria

Praia de Santa Maria is a beach on the south coast of the island of , . It stretches from the city center of in the east to the Ponta do Sinó in the southwest.
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Photo: Lenilda Duarte, CC0.
  • Type: Beach
  • Description: beach in Sal Island, Cape Verde
  • Also known as: “Santa Maria Beach”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Santa Maria salt ponds.

Photo: Cayambe, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The salt ponds of Santa Maria are a complex of salt evaporation ponds north of the city in the southernmost part of the island of , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Santa Maria and Murdeira.

Town
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0.
is a city in the southern part of the island municipality of , . It is located on the south coast, about 16 km south of the , and 20 km south of the island capital .

Village
Photo: Waldir, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village in the island of . The village is situated on the west coast, 9 km south of the island capital and 10 km north of . roughly midway along the island's major highway linking was originally a small settlement of mostly farmers and fishermen. is situated 10 km north of Praia de Santa Maria.

Praia de Santa Maria

Latitude
16.59142° or 16° 35′ 29″ north
Longitude
-22.91466° or 22° 54′ 53″ west
Open location code
798VH3RP+H4
Open­Street­Map ID
way 77221296
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­beach
Open­Street­Map feature
sport=­kitesurfing
Wiki­data ID
Q55630355
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Discover Praia de Santa Maria from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Egyptian Arabic to Swahili—“Praia de Santa Maria” goes by many names.

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Highlights include Atlantic Star and Hilton Cabo Verde Sal Resort.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". 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 “Praia de Santa Maria”. Photo: Lenilda Duarte, CC0.