Ribeira da Garça
| Ribeira da Garça Ribéra da Garsa Rbera da Garça | |
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| Origin | Lombo Gudo, Santo Antão |
| Length | 8 km |
| Mouth elevation | Atlantic Ocean |
| Basin area | Atlantic Ocean |
Ribeira da Garça[1] (Capeverdean Crioulo, ALUPEC or ALUPEK: Ribéra da Garsa, Santo Antão: Rbera da Garça, São Vicente: Ribéra da Garça) is a ribeira (stream) that flows in the northern part of the island of Santo Antão in Cape Verde. The stream flows from south to north and is one of the wettest streams in Cape Verde.
Geography
The stream begins just north of the island's mountain range. The range area are filled with treacherous and steep cilffs that contains vegetation, a village and a road is in the middle of the valley. The stream flows near a village with steep cliffs which includes groves and other crops, at the 75% of its way, the stream flows within a cliffy ravine and another village known as Chã da Igreja which is surrounded by small tract of farmlands in the west and mountains to the other side. Around halfway to the stream and up to Chã da Igreja is the main road of Cruzinha - Ribeira Grande that lies with the west side of the stream The river finally empties into the Atlantic that are surrounded by a cliffy coastline and is near a beach area located west of Cruzinha.
Sugar canes, bananas, mangoes, etc. are main agricultural products grown in the valley.
Places within the stream
In order of the stream's direction from south to north:
- Chã da Igreja
- Cruzinha da Garça
- Fundo
- Horta da Garça
- Manta Velha
Gallery
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Vista da cabeceira do vale da ribeira da Garça desde um miradouro na cabeceira da ribeira Grande.
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Foz da ribeira da Garça. Distingue-se o terraço aluvionar, 40 metros acima do nível do mar.
See also
- List of streams in Cape Verde
References
External links
- Photos of Ribeira da Garça and its valley at ecaboverde.com - eleven photos (as of December 2006) on the most spoken languages in the world including English, French and Portuguese
Further reading
- Carlos Ferrão, Estudos sobre a Ilha de Santo Antão, Imprensa Nacional, Lisbon, 1898, 116 p.
External links
- « Nótula sobre aspectos recentes e actuais da erosão fluvial na ilha de Santo Antão » (article by Suzanne Daveau in Finisterra. Revista portuguesa de geografia, vol. XXIV, no. 46, 1988, p. 287-301) (Portuguese)
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