Serra Negra, Cape Verde
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Serra Negra is a mountain
in the southcentral part of the island of Sal
in Cape Verde
. The small mountain range runs from southwest to northeast and its length is nearly 1.5 to 2 km and the width is between 500 and 600 m.
. Several low system of hills forms a strip northwest of the island, the rest of the area are flat lands. The Atlantic Ocean
dominates the eastern part and features a promontory, the Ponta da Fragatas
in which is named for a sunken frigate which was headed for Europe
from Central Africa
, the remains are now underwater and was seen between the 1960s and the 1980s.
Mountain
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in the southcentral part of the island of Sal
Sal, Cape Verde
Sal is an island in Cape Verde. It belongs to the northern group of islands, called Barlavento. The island is composed by a single administrative division, the Sal municipality. The island is home to Amílcar Cabral International Airport, the main airport of Cape Verde.- Geography :The island is...
in Cape Verde
Cape Verde
The Republic of Cape Verde is an island country, spanning an archipelago of 10 islands located in the central Atlantic Ocean, 570 kilometres off the coast of Western Africa...
. The small mountain range runs from southwest to northeast and its length is nearly 1.5 to 2 km and the width is between 500 and 600 m.
Geography and Information
The mountain are made up of rocks with soil colours being orange-like, tan and light brown. The mountain contains slopes and a few ledges. The mountain features no vegetation and are surrounded by desert. The mountain's elevation is only around 96 m and offers a panoramic views of much of the island including several villages as well as Espargos, its airport and Santa MariaSanta Maria, Cape Verde
Santa Maria is a fishing city situated in the southern part of the island municipality of Sal, Cape Verde. The city is the third largest in Cape Verde and is one of the few that it is larger than the municipal capital...
. Several low system of hills forms a strip northwest of the island, the rest of the area are flat lands. The Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...
dominates the eastern part and features a promontory, the Ponta da Fragatas
Ponta da Fragatas
Ponta da Fragata is a point located in the southeast of the island of Sal...
in which is named for a sunken frigate which was headed for Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
from Central Africa
Central Africa
Central Africa is a core region of the African continent which includes Burundi, the Central African Republic, Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Rwanda....
, the remains are now underwater and was seen between the 1960s and the 1980s.