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Boa Vista
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easternmost island of Cape Verde
Key facts
- Location
- Atlantic Ocean
- Archipelago
- Cape Verde
- Area
- 631.1 km (243.7 sq mi)
- Length
- 30.8 km (19.14 mi)
- Width
- 28.9 km (17.96 mi)
- Highest elevation
- 387 m (1270 ft)
- Highest point
- Monte Estância
- Municipality
- Boa Vista
- Largest settlement
- Sal Rei
- Population
- 14,451 (2015)
- Pop density
- 22.9/km (59.3/sq mi)
- Official website
- www .municipiodaboavista .com
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Boa Vista (Portuguese for "good view"), sometimes spelled Boavista, is a desert-like island that belongs to the Cape Verde Islands. At 631 km (244 sq mi), it is the third largest island of the Cape Verde archipelago.
The island of Boa Vista is closer to the African continent than all the other islands in Cape Verde, being the easternmost island of all. The distance between Boa Vista and Senegal is only 450 km. The capital of Boa Vista, Sal Rei, is located in the north-western part of the island. Boa Vista is mainly known for its beaches, turtles and traditional music.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Boa Vista” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.