Serra Negra, Cape Verde

Infobox Mountain
Name=Serra Negra
Elevation=around 96 m
Location=island of Sal, Cape Verde
Pronunciation=se•rra ne•gras

Serra Negra (Portuguese for "Black Mountain", also in Capeverdean Crioulo, ALUPEC or ALUPEC and the Sal Crioulo) is a mountain in the southcentral part of the island of Sal in Cape Verde. The small mountain range runs from southwest to northeast and its length is nearly 1.5 to 2 km and the width is between 500 and 600 m.

Nearest places

*Santa Maria, south
*Murdeira, west

Geography and Information

The mountain are made up of rocks with soil colours being orange-like, tan and light brown. The mountain contains slopes and a few ledges. The mountain features no vegetation and are surrounded by desert. The mountain's elevation is only around 96 m and offers a panoramic views of much of the island including several villages as well as Espargos, its airport and Santa Maria. Several low system of hills forms a strip northwest of the island, the rest of the area are flat lands. The Atlantic Ocean dominates the eastern part and features a promontory, the Ponta da Fragatas in which is named for a sunken frigate which was headed for Europe from Central Africa, the remains are now underwater and was seen between the 1960s and the 1980s.

ee also

*List of mountains in Cape Verde