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The Porto Grande Bay is a natural harbour. It stretches between the headlands Ponta João Ribeiro in the northeast and Ponta do Morro Branco in the west. To the northwest it opens towards the Canal de São Vicente, the channel between the islands São Vicente and Santo Antão. The small rocky islet Ilhéu dos Pássaros lies north of the bay.
Mindelo is situated at the Porto Grande Bay, a large natural harbour. The town is surrounded by low mountains: the Monte Cara and the Morro Branco headland to the west, and the Monte Verde to the east. The town is crossed by the river Ribeira de Julião.
Porto Grande Bay, the major port of São Vicente Island and the country's busiest port. Port Island Sal Rei: Boa Vista: Furna: Brava: Vale de Cavaleiros (São Filipe ...
At that time, it did not have permanent inhabitants. In 1793 the area of Porto Grande Bay was settled. [8]: 34 It was only in 1838, when a coal depot was established at Porto Grande Bay to supply ships on Atlantic routes, that the population started to grow rapidly. From the beginning of the 20th century the port of Mindelo lost its importance ...
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Ponta João Ribeiro is a cape in the northern part of the island of São Vicente, Cape Verde.It is 2.5 km northwest of the city centre of Mindelo.The cape divides the Canal de São Vicente and the Porto Grande Bay.
It lies along the Porto Grande Bay. Adjacent neighbourhoods include Fortinho to the northwest, Alto Miramar to the northeast, Fonte Cônego to the east and Ribeira Bote to the southeast. Landmarks and points of interest
With 817,845 metric tonnes of cargo and 85,518 passengers handled (2017), [2] it is the second busiest port of Cape Verde, after Porto Grande (Mindelo). The bay of Praia lies between the headlands Ponta Temerosa and Ponta das Bicudas. The islet Ilhéu de Santa Maria lies in the bay, west of the port.