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    Sal

    Ilha do Sal, Sal Island

    16°48′N 22°57′W

    Sal (Portuguese for "salt") is an island in Cape Verde. Sal is a tourist destination with white sand beaches and over 350 days of sunshine a year. It is one of the three sandy eastern islands of the Cape Verde archipelago in the central Atlantic Ocean, 350 miles (560 km) off the west coast of Africa.

    Blick auf die kapverdische Insel Sal von Süden. In der weiten Bucht in der linken unteren Bildhälfte liegt das Dorf Santa Maria.
    Blick auf die kapverdische Insel Sal von Süden. In der weiten Bucht in der linken unteren Bildhälfte liegt das Dorf Santa Maria.

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    16°48′N 22°57′W

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    Sal (Portuguese for "salt") is an island in Cape Verde. Sal is a tourist destination with white sand beaches and over 350 days of sunshine a year. It is one of the three sandy eastern islands of the Cape Verde archipelago in the central Atlantic Ocean, 350 miles (560 km) off the west coast of Africa. Cabo Verde is known for year-round kiteboarding, for the large reserve of Caretta turtles which hatch from July to September, and the music of Cesária Évora. Cabo Verde is now the world's largest nesting aggregation for this turtle species, and Sal has the second-largest rookery.

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    Nearest islands

    Also in Barlavento Islands

    Also in Cape Verde Islands

    Also in Cape Verde

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    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Talus
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