Selada da Baleia

Selada da Baleia

Infobox Mountain
Name=Selada da Baleia
"Selada da Baléa"
Elevation=around 400 m
Location=island of São Vicente, Cape Verde
Pronunciation=sel•a•da da ba•lei•a

Selada da Baleia (Capeverdean Crioulo, ALUPEC or ALUPEC: "Selada da Baléa", also in the São Vicente Crioulo) is a valley in the eastern portion of the island of São Vicente. The mountain are accessed with a rural and unused unearthened road that link with Madeiral and Praia Grande.

Geography

The valley's soil colour are light brown to brown and is made up of rocky ledges, some ledges are colored white. It is made up of grasslands that fill the entire valley. Several streams or ribeiras dominate the valley along with one of the island's major stream in the middle that empty into the Atlantic. Monte Verde lies to the north and a part of the valley is part of that mountain.

Panorama

The mountain offers a panoramic view of the eastern portion of the island that is only its grassy plain to the east and its beaches as well as the Atlantic Ocean.

Nearby places

*Topim, south
*Madeiral, west-southwest
*Mato Inglês, west

External links

* [http://mindelo.info/gal_baleia.php Selada da Baleia on mindelo.info] fr icon

ee also

*Geography of Cape Verde


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