# Morro Negro

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**Morro Negro** is a hill located near the east coast of the island of [Boa Vista](/source/Boa_Vista,_Cape_Verde), [Cape Verde](/source/Cape_Verde). Its elevation is 156 m. The nearest village is [Cabeça dos Tarrafes](/source/Cabe%C3%A7a_dos_Tarrafes), 5.5 km to the northwest.

## Turtle Nature Reserve

The hill forms a part of the Turtle Nature Reserve (Portuguese: *Reserva Natural Tartaruga*), which covers 14.39 km2 of land area and 134.36 km2 of marine area.[3][4] The reserve protects the beaches as nesting areas for its turtle population, and its wetlands and salty lands for birds.

## Lighthouse

There is a lighthouse on the hill.[2] The lighthouse was built around 1930. It is 12 meters tall and its focal height is 163 meters.[2] Its light range is 31 nautical miles (57 km; 36 mi).[1]

## See also

- [List of lighthouses in Cape Verde](/source/List_of_lighthouses_in_Cape_Verde)
- [List of mountains in Cape Verde](/source/List_of_mountains_in_Cape_Verde)

## References

1. [Protected areas in the island of Boa Vista](http://www.municipiodaboavista.com/boavista-capoverde/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Espa%C3%A7os-protegidos-da-Boa-Vista.pdf) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20200919215330/http://www.municipiodaboavista.com/boavista-capoverde/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Espa%C3%A7os-protegidos-da-Boa-Vista.pdf) 2020-09-19 at the Wayback Machine - Municipality of Boa Vista, March 2013 (in Portuguese)

1. [Resolução nº 36/2016](http://extwprlegs1.fao.org/docs/pdf/cvi154186.pdf) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20210118230515/http://extwprlegs1.fao.org/docs/pdf/cvi154186.pdf) 2021-01-18 at the Wayback Machine, Estratégia e Plano Nacional de Negócios das Áreas Protegidas

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