Cape Verde - Sal Map Postcard

Map postcard Sal, Cape Verde.

Sal (Portuguese for “salt” — from the mines at Pedra de Lume) is an island in Cape Verde. It belongs to the northern group of islands, called Barlavento("windwards"), and comprises a single administrative division, the Sal municipality. The island is home to Amílcar Cabral International Airport, the main airport of Cape Verde.

Cape Verde - Pedra de Lume, Sal

The Pedra de Lume crater is around 900 m in radius and is an extinct volcano. The area features salt evaporation ponds built over a natural salt lake that formed through infiltration of water from the sea, since the base of the crater is below the sea level, thus forming the lowest point in Cape Verde. The salt extraction is currently inactive since the 1990s.

Cape Verde - Praia de Santa Maria, Sal

Praia de Santa Maria, Sal

Cape Verde - Santa Maria, Sal

Santa Maria, Sal