Ponta do Sol is a headland located in the northwest of the island of Boa Vista. Cape Verde. It is the island's northernmost point. The town Sal Rei is approximately to the south, and the hill Vigia is to the south.

The promontory and the area around it is designated a protected area as a nature reserve with a total of 465 hectares. It includes a marine strip 300 meters from the coast, covering 283 hectares.

Ponta do Sol (Boa Vista)

The nature reserve protects emblematic birds including ospreys, and a volcanic landscape with fossil dunes. There is a lighthouse on the cape, with a focal height of .

Ponta do Sol (Boa Vista)

References

Headlands of Cape Verde

Geography of Boa Vista, Cape Verde

Protected areas of Cape Verde

Ponta do Sol (Boa Vista)