Ribeira do Paúl
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| Ribeira do Paúl Ribéra du Paúl Rbera d' Paúl |
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| Origin | Santo Antão |
| Length | approximately 5 km |
| Mouth elevation | Atlantic Ocean |
| Basin area | Atlantic Ocean |
Ribeira da Paúl (Capeverdean Crioulo, ALUPEC or ALUPEK: Ribéra da Paúl, Santo Antão: Rbera da Paúl, São Vicente: Ribéra da Paúl) is a ribeira (stream) that flows in the northeastern part of the island of Santo Antão in Cape Verde. The stream flows from southwest to northeast.
[edit] Geography
The stream begins just northeast of the mounaintop and the caldera of Pico da Cruz in a cliffy setting that some bushes lies within these gorges. A main road linking several settlements in the valley lies for the rest of the ribeira's length up to Paúl, farmlands which are also in the slopey areas and several other types of trees lies in the valley within the distance between 200 and 400 m from the stream. The mountains surround almost the entirel length. The finally flows into the town of Paúl and empties into the Atlantic Ocean near the town centre as well as the LBRA1 road linking Ponta do Sol as well Ribeira Grande and Janela.
[edit] Places within the stream
In order of the stream's direction from south to north:
[edit] See also
| The island of Santo Antão and the surrounding islands |
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