Ponta do Sol (Boa Vista)

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| location = Northwestern Boa Vista, Cape Verde

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Ponta do Sol is a headland located in the northwest of the island of Boa Vista. Cape Verde. It is the island's northernmost point. The town Sal Rei is approximately {{convert|6|km|abbr=on}} to the south, and the hill Vigia is {{convert|2|km|abbr=on}} to the south.

The promontory and the area around it is designated a protected area as a nature reserve with a total of {{convert|465|ha}}.[http://extwprlegs1.fao.org/docs/pdf/cvi154186.pdf Resolução nº 36/2016], Estratégia e Plano Nacional de Negócios das Áreas Protegidas It includes a marine strip {{convert|300|m|sp=us}} from the coast, covering {{convert|283|ha}}.[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 of Boa Vista, March 2013 {{in lang|pt}}

The nature reserve protects emblematic birds including ospreys, and a volcanic landscape with fossil dunes. There is a lighthouse on the cape, with a focal height of {{convert|117|m|abbr=on}}.{{cite ngall|113|2018|}}