Praia de Atalanta
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 The wreck of M/S Cabo Santa Maria at the beach in Praia de Atalanta in 2010 December. | |
  Praia de Atalanta Location within Cape Verde | |
| Location | Western Boa Vista, Cape Verde |
| Coordinates | 16°12′07″N 22°51′54″W / 16.202°N 22.865°W |
| Access | road |
| Beach length | 10 km |
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, its length is 10 km. The wreck of the Spanish cargo ship Cabo Santa Maria, which ran aground on September 1, 1968, is located here.[1] The Cabo de Santa Maria, an island point is also located there.
The beach forms a part of Boa Esperança Nature Reserve (Reserva natural de Boa Esperança) which includes other beaches of Sobrado and Copinha.[2]
The Spanish ship was first built in 1957 at Bazan, Spain by Empresa Nacional. Its gross tonnage was 4,972 tons.
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Praia da Atalanta. |
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cabo Santa Maria (ship, 1957). |
- Cabo de Santa Maria on cabo-verde-foto.com, in English, German and in Portuguese
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Coordinates: 16°12′07″N 22°51′54″W / 16.202°N 22.865°W
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