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Ribeira do Rabil

Coordinates: 16°04′58″N 22°50′49″W / 16.0827°N 22.8469°W / 16.0827; -22.8469
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Ribeira do Rabil
Map
Location
CountryCape Verde
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationMonte Estância, Boa Vista
Mouth 
 • location
Atlantic Ocean
 • coordinates
16°04′58″N 22°50′49″W / 16.0827°N 22.8469°W / 16.0827; -22.8469
Length27 km (17 mi)
Basin size199 km2 (77 sq mi)

Ribeira do Rabil is a seasonal stream in the central and western part of the island of Boa Vista in Cape Verde. It is 27 km (17 mi) long,[citation needed] and its basin area is 199 km2 (77 sq mi).[1] Its source is in the southeastern part of the island, north of the island's highest point Monte Estância. It flows generally northwest, passes east of the town Rabil and flows into the Atlantic Ocean near the Aristides Pereira International Airport. The estuary, Lagoa do Rabil, is an important wetland area.[2]

Palm trees along Ribeira do Rabil

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References

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  1. ^ Estatísticas do Ambiente - 2016, Instituto Nacional de Estatística, p. 22
  2. ^ "Lagoa de Rabil". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 3 August 2018.