Baía do Inferno

15°01′13″N 23°43′25″W / 15.0203°N 23.7236°W / 15.0203; -23.7236Max. length5 km (3.1 mi)Max. width3 km (1.9 mi)

Baía do Inferno (Portuguese for "bay of hell", also: Baía de Santa Clara) is a bay on the southwest coast of the island of Santiago in Cape Verde in the Atlantic Ocean. The bay is completely within the municipality of Santa Catarina. It is a large and relatively sheltered bay, characterised by steep cliffs, more than 400 m high in some places.^[1] The nearest settlement is Entre Picos de Reda, 3 km inland. Rincão lies 4 km north along the coast, Porto Mosquito 6 km southeast.

Wildlife

The bay forms a part of the Important Bird Area "Coastal cliffs between Porto Mosquito and Baia do Inferno", which covers 160 ha and about 8 km of coastline. The site has been identified as an IBA by BirdLife International because the cliffs support 25–30 breeding pairs of red-billed tropicbirds. It also supports the largest colony of brown booby in Cape Verde.^[1] The adjacent marine area (13 km², maximum depth 244 m) has also been identified as an IBA, because of its importance for the red-billed tropicbird.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b "Coastal cliffs between Porto Mosquito and Baia do Inferno". Important Bird Areas factsheet. BirdLife International. 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-29.
^ "Coastal cliffs between Porto Mosquito and Baia do Inferno - Marine". Important Bird Areas factsheet. BirdLife International. 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-29.