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Praia de Atalanta
Beach
The wreck of M/S Cabo Santa Maria at the beach in Praia de Atalanta in December 2010.
Praia de Atalanta
Coordinates: 16°12′07″N 22°51′54″W / 16.202°N 22.865°W / 16.202; -22.865
Location	Northwestern Boa Vista
Dimensions
• Length	10 km
Access	road
← Praia de Cabral

Praia de Atalanta is a beach on the north coast of the island of Boa Vista in Cape Verde. It is approximately 6 km northeast of the island capital of Sal Rei and 3 km west of Vigía. The wreck of the Spanish cargo ship Cabo Santa Maria, which ran aground on September 1, 1968, is located here.

The beach forms a part of Boa Esperança Nature Reserve which also includes the beaches of Sobrado and Copinha.

References

"A Semana". Archived from the original on 2015-11-26. Retrieved 2015-11-25.
Cape Verde Islands pocket guide, Emma Gregg, Berlitz, 2009, ISBN 978-981-268-670-1
Protected areas in the island of Boa Vista - Municipality of Boa Vista, March 2013 (in Portuguese)

External links

Cabo de Santa Maria on cabo-verde-foto.com, in English, German and in Portuguese

v t e The island of Boa Vista
Santa Isabel	Bofarreira Estância de Baixo Povoação Velha Rabil Sal Rei
São João Baptista	Cabeça dos Tarrafes Fundo das Figueiras João Galego
Mountains	Monte Caçador and Pico Forcado Monte Estância Rocha Estância Morro de Areia Morro Negro Monte Santo António Monte Vigia
Islets	Ilhéu de Baluarte Ilhéu de Curral Velho Ilhéu Derrubado Ilhéu dos Pássaros Ilhéu de Sal Rei
Beaches	Praia de Atalanta Praia de Cabral Praia de Carquejinha Praia de Chaves Ervatão Praia das Gatas Praia de Santa Mónica Praia da Varandinha
Other geographical features	Curral Velho Espingueira João Valente Bank Lagoa do Rabil Ribeira do Rabil Ponta do Sol Ponta Varandinha Deserto de Viana Aristides Pereira International Airport
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16°12′07″N 22°51′54″W / 16.202°N 22.865°W / 16.202; -22.865

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