Ponta da Fragatas

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Ponta da Fragata (Portuguese meaning the frigate in which it sunk somewhere in the 1960s) is a point located in the southeast of the island of Sal. The point is named after the frigate that was sunk somewhere in the 1960s as chocolate were being shipped from the Congo to Denmark in northcentral Europe, the frigate was seen throughout most of the southern half of the island that it sunk tens of metres below sea level, the abandoned frigate collapsed into the ocean and is no longer seen.

[edit] Places by the bay

[edit] Geography

The point are surrounded by rocky ledges and is unaccessible by road even for desert use. The Serra Negra lies to the northwest having its summit somewhere between 300 to 400 m northwest of the point.

The island of Sal and the surrounding islands
Communities and settlements
Espargos | Feijoal | Fontona | Hortelão | Murdeira | Palmeira | Pedra de Lume | Preguiça | Rabo de Junco | Reguinho Fiúra | Santa Maria | Terra Boa
Mountains
Monte Grande | Serra Negra
Other Geographical Features
Buracona | Calhetinha (bay) | Ponta da Fragatas | Ponta Leme Bedj | Ponta do Norte | Ponta Preta (Northern Sal) | Ponta Preta (Southern Sal) | Ilhéu do Rabo de Junco
Parishes
Nossa Senhora das Dores
Cape Verde | Barlavento | Sal