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Ponta Preta (Southern Sal)

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Ponta Preta (Southern Sal)

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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 2 km of Ponta do Sinó, the southernmost point of the island. It lies within the nature reserve Ponta do Sinó, at the edge of a tourism development zone.

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