Ilhéu de Baluarte

{{short description|Uninhabited islet of the Cape Verde archipelago}}

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| location = Atlantic Ocean

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Ilhéu de Baluarte is a small uninhabited islet of the Cape Verde archipelago located {{cvt|2|km}} off the northeastern coast of the island of Boa Vista. It is the easternmost land mass of Cape Verde. Its distance to the African mainland is about {{cvt|560|km}}. The islet and its surrounding marine area forms the protected area Reserva Natural Integral Ilhéu de Baluarte.[http://www.municipiodaboavista.com/boavista-capoverde/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Espa%C3%A7os-protegidos-da-Boa-Vista.pdf Protected areas in the island of Boa Vista] - Municipality (and Island) of Boa Vista, March 2013 {{in lang|pt}} Its area is {{cvt|7.65|ha}} and the protected marine area around it is {{cvt|87|ha}}.[http://extwprlegs1.fao.org/docs/pdf/cvi154186.pdf Resolução nº 36/2016] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210118230515/http://extwprlegs1.fao.org/docs/pdf/cvi154186.pdf |date=2021-01-18 }}, Estratégia e Plano Nacional de Negócios das Áreas Protegidas Its highest point is less than five meters; it is a flat and rocky isle made up of basaltic rocks. It became an integral protected natural area in 1990, visits can only be done by the permission of local authorities.{{cite web|url=http://www.africanbirdclub.org/countries/Cape-Verde-Islands/conservation|title=Cape Verde Islands|publisher=African Bird Club|access-date=3 August 2018}}