Baía de Tarrafal
Baía de Tarrafal or Tarrafal Bay is a bay of the Atlantic Ocean on the northwest coast of the island of Santiago in Cape Verde. The town of Tarrafal lies at its southeastern shore, and 643 m high Monte Graciosa rises from its northern shore.[1] Most of its coast is rocky, but there is a stretch of beach near the city. The headland Ponta Preta marks the northwestern limit of the bay; there is a lighthouse (Farol da Ponta Preta) on it.
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Fauna
Marine fauna found in the waters include the goose barnacle Pollicipes caboverdensis[2] and the coral Balanopsammia wirtzi, the only species of the genus.[3] Fish found near the promontory include the Cape Verde basslet (Liopropoma emanueli) and the two-banded seabream (Diplodus prayensis).
References
- ^ Tarrafal guia turístico, Câmara municipal do Tarrafal
- ^ Fernandes, J.N.; Cruz, T.; Van Syoc, R. Pollicipes caboverdensis sp. nov (PDF). Vol. 2557. Zootaxa. p. 29-38.
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ignored (help) - ^ Ocaña, O. & Brito, A., 2013: Balanopsammia wirtzi, a new genus and species of coral (Anthozoa: Scleractinia: Dendrophylliidae) from the Cape Verde Islands: A comparative study with the Mediterranean Cladopsammia rolandi. Revista de la Academia Canaria de Ciencias, 25: 87–104.
External links
Media related to Tarrafal Beach at Wikimedia Commons
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