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Baía de Tarrafal
Baía de Tarrafal
	Baía de Tarrafal
Location	West of Tarrafal, Santiago, Cape Verde
Coordinates	15°17′01″N 23°45′37″W / 15.2837°N 23.7602°W
Max. length	2 km (1.2 mi)
Max. width	1 km (0.62 mi)
Average depth	5 m (16 ft)

Baía de Tarrafal or Tarrafal Bay is a bay of the Atlantic Ocean on the northwest coast of the island of Santiago in Cape Verde. The town of Tarrafal lies at its southeastern shore, and 643 m high Monte Graciosa rises from its northern shore.^[1] Most of its coast is rocky, but there is a stretch of beach near the city. The headland Ponta Preta marks the northwestern limit of the bay; there is a lighthouse (Farol da Ponta Preta) on it.

Fauna

Marine fauna found in the waters include the goose barnacle Pollicipes caboverdensis^[2] and the coral Balanopsammia wirtzi, the only species of the genus.^[3] Fish found near the promontory include the Cape Verde basslet (Liopropoma emanueli) and the two-banded seabream (Diplodus prayensis).

References

^ Tarrafal guia turístico, Câmara municipal do Tarrafal
^ Fernandes, J.N.; Cruz, T.; Van Syoc, R. Pollicipes caboverdensis sp. nov (PDF). Vol. 2557. Zootaxa. p. 29-38. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
^ Ocaña, O. & Brito, A., 2013: Balanopsammia wirtzi, a new genus and species of coral (Anthozoa: Scleractinia: Dendrophylliidae) from the Cape Verde Islands: A comparative study with the Mediterranean Cladopsammia rolandi. Revista de la Academia Canaria de Ciencias, 25: 87–104.