Praia de Atalanta
Beach in Cape Verde
16°12′07″N 22°51′54″W / 16.202°N 22.865°W / 16.202; -22.865← 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.[1][2]
The beach forms a part of Boa Esperança Nature Reserve which also includes the beaches of Sobrado and Copinha.[3]
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The island of Boa Vista
- 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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Commons
16°12′07″N 22°51′54″W / 16.202°N 22.865°W / 16.202; -22.865