Ponta Preta (Southern Sal)

Ponta Preta do Sul
Ponta Preta, its location is in the further southwest of the island

Location	Southern Sal, Cape Verde
Coordinates	16°36′21″N 22°55′47″W / 16.6057°N 22.9297°W / 16.6057; -22.9297Coordinates: 16°36′21″N 22°55′47″W / 16.6057°N 22.9297°W / 16.6057; -22.9297
Offshore water bodies	Atlantic Ocean
Length	1 km
Area	500 ha

Ponta Preta (Portuguese meaning "black tip") is a headland in the southwest of the island of Sal in Cape Verde. It is about 2 km west of the town Santa Maria and about 1 km of Ponta do Sinó and its lighthouse.

In around 2007 and 2009, new hotels, resorts and villas had been developed and a secondary road was completed and with a few roundabouts connects the road connecting the town and Ponta do Sinó and the Espargos-Santa Maria Road. Desert sands and bushes remain in the mid portion of the area of the point.

The island of Sal, Cape Verde

Settlements	Espargos Murdeira Palmeira Pedra de Lume Santa Maria Terra Boa

Parishes	Nossa Senhora das Dores

Points and promontories	Ponta da Fragata Ponta do Leme Velho Ponta do Norte Ponta Preta (Northern Sal) Ponta Preta (Southern Sal) Ponta do Sinó Ponta de Vera Cruz

Lighthouses	Farol da Ponta Norte Farol da Ponta do Sinó Farol de Pedra de Lume Farol da Ponta de Vera Cruz Ilhéu Rabo de Junco

Other geographical features	Morrinho de Açúcar Monte Grande Serra Negra Buracona Calhetinha

Cape Verde > Barlavento > Sal

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