Selada da Baleia

Selada da Baleia (Cape Verdean Creole: Selada da Baléa) is a valley in the eastern portion of the island of São Vicente. The mountain are accessed with a rural and unused unearthened road that link with Madeiral and Praia Grande.

Geography

The valley's soil colour are light brown to brown and is made up of rocky ledges, some ledges are colored white. It is made up of grasslands that fill the entire valley. Several streams or ribeiras dominate the valley along with one of the island's major stream in the middle that empty into the Atlantic. Monte Verde lies to the north and a part of the valley is part of that mountain.

Panorama

The mountain offers a panoramic view of the eastern portion of the island that is only its grassy plain to the east and its beaches as well as the Atlantic Ocean.

Nearby places

• Topim, south
• Madeiral, west-southwest
• Mato Inglês, west

External links

• Selada da Baleia on mindelo.info (French)

See also

• Geography of Cape Verde

The island of São Vicente and the surrounding islands
Communities and settlements	Baía das Gatas Lameirão Mindelo Ribeira de Calhau Ribeira Julião Ribeira de Vinha Salamansa São Pedro
Parish	Nossa Senhora da Luz
Mountains	Montes dos Areias (Sand Hills) Caixa Monte Cara Fateixa Monte Madeiral Monte Montona Monte Passarona Monte São João Monte Verde Pico do Vento Viana
Streams	Ribeira Bote Ribeira da Craquinha Ribeira do Calhau Ribeira de Julião Ribeira da Vinha
Surrounding islet	Ilhéu dos Passaros
Other geographical features	Boca da Lapa Fateixa Flamengos Foia Branca Ilhéu dos Pássaros Laginha Morro Branco Ponta da Botelha Ponta de Colona Ponta de João d'Évora Ponta Machado Ponta João Ribeiro Ponta da Salamansa Porto Grande Bay Praia Grande Selada da Baleia
Culture	Festival de Baía das Gatas
Cape Verde Sotavento São Vicente