Deserto de Viana

Deserto de Viana in northwestern Boa Vista Island

The Deserto de Viana is a sand desert in the northwestern part of the island of Boa Vista, Cape Verde. It is situated east of the towns Rabil and Sal Rei, and west of Bofarreira. The elevation is around 50 m. Its length is 20 km and its width goes 4 km and sometimes 5 km inland. The northern and northeastern portions forms a part of the protected area known as Boa Esperança Nature Reserve.^[1] All the sand is blown from the north and the east of the Atlantic underneath the waters.

As it was sandy and contained little or no trees. In the 2000s, trees begin appearing in the western part, around 2014, the western part of the inland portion has become largely forested and the middle part, the shoreline portion and the eastern part remains sandy.

In 2012 the road linking Sal Rei and Fundo das Figueiras with the northeast of the island opening and runs in the southern edge of the desert bypassing Rabil.

Nearby protected areas (mainly) bordering the desert are Ponta do Sol in the west and Norte to the east.

See also

• Geography of Cape Verde
• List of deserts

Reference

The island of Boa Vista and the surrounding islands
Communities and settlements	Bofarreira Cabeça dos Tarrafes Estância de Baixo Fundo das Figueiras João Galego Povoação Velha Rabil Sal Rei
Parishes	Santa Isabel São João Batista
Mountains	Monte Caçador and Pico Forcado Monte Estância Rocha Estância Morro Negro Monte Santo António Monte Vigia
Beaches	Praia de Atalanta Praia de Cabral Praia da Chave Ervatão Praia das Gatas Praia de Santa Mónica Praia da Varandinha
Other geographical features	Ilhéu do Baluarte Curral Velho Ilhéu de Curral Velho Espingueira Ilhéu dos Passaros Ribeira do Rabil Ilhéu de Sal Rei Ponta do Sol Tarales Ponta Varandinha Deserto de Viana
Features surrounding the island	João Valente Reef (20 nmi)

Coordinates: 16°08′N 22°52′W / 16.14°N 22.86°W / 16.14; -22.86