Ribeira do Calhau

For the settlement in Cape Verde, see Ribeira de Calhau.
Ribeira do Calhau

Vale de Calhau in 1996
Country Cape Verde
Basin
Main source São Vicente
River mouth Atlantic Ocean
16°50′50″N 24°52′04″W / 16.8471°N 24.8677°W / 16.8471; -24.8677 (Mouth of Ribeira do Calhau)Coordinates: 16°50′50″N 24°52′04″W / 16.8471°N 24.8677°W / 16.8471; -24.8677 (Mouth of Ribeira do Calhau)

Ribeira do Calhau is a stream in the eastern part of the island of São Vicente in Cape Verde. It begins in the hills southeast of the island capital Mindelo, flows towards the east and empties into the Atlantic Ocean, at the village Calhau. The settlement Ribeira de Calhau, which comprises the villages Madeiral, Ribeira de Calhau and Calhau, takes its name from this stream.

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