Morro de Areia Nature Reserve
Morro de Areia Nature Reserve (Portuguese: Reserva Natural do Morro de Areia) is a nature reserve covering the southwestern coast of the island of Boa Vista in Cape Verde.[1] It takes its name from the hill Morro de Areia, 167 m (548 ft) elevation. The natural reserve covers 21.31 km2 of land area,[2][3] and stretches along the coast from the Praia de Chaves in the north to the Praia de Santa Monica in the south.[1] The reserve includes a 300 m wide marine protection zone, an additional 4.36 km2.[2]
Fauna
The nature reserve was established in order to protect the sand dynamics of the dunes, and endemic wildlife species including red-billed tropicbird, osprey, turtles, nurse shark, and numerous invertebrates.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b c Protected areas in the island of Boa Vista - Municipality of Boa Vista, March 2013 (in Portuguese)
- ^ a b Resolução nº 36/2016, Estratégia e Plano Nacional de Negócios das Áreas Protegidas
- ^ Nature reserves in Cape Verde
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- Bofarreira
- Estância de Baixo
- Povoação Velha
- Rabil
- Sal Rei
![Boa Vista, Cape Verde](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Boa_Vista_county%2C_Cape_Verde.png/150px-Boa_Vista_county%2C_Cape_Verde.png)
- Cabeça dos Tarrafes
- Fundo das Figueiras
- João Galego
- Monte Caçador and Pico Forcado
- Monte Estância
- Rocha Estância
- Morro de Areia
- Morro Negro
- Monte Santo António
- Monte Vigia
- Ilhéu de Baluarte
- Ilhéu de Curral Velho
- Ilhéu Derrubado
- Ilhéu dos Pássaros
- Ilhéu de Sal Rei
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