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Ribeira do Rabil

The 883rd longest river in the world

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Ribeira do Rabil is a seasonal stream in the central and western part of the island of Boa Vista in Cape Verde. It is 27 km (17 mi) long, and its basin area is 199 km2 (77 sq mi). Its source is in the southeastern part of the island, north of the island's highest point Monte Estância. It flows generally northwest, passes east of the town Rabil and flows into the Atlantic Ocean near the Aristides Pereira International Airport. The estuary, Lagoa do Rabil, is an important wetland area.

Flows through: Cape Verde.

River data from Wikidata (CC0); lengths normalised to a common unit.

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