{{Infobox protected area | name=Terras Salgadas | alt_name = | image = Bela-vista-net-Maio-map.jpg | image_caption = Terras Salgadas in the north of the island Maio | created = | area = | length = | width = | elevation = | iucn_category = | location = northernmost part of Maio }} '''Terras Salgadas''' (Portuguese meaning "salty lands") is a vast natural area covering the northwestern part of the island of Maio, Cape Verde. It is part of the protected area ''Parque Natural do Norte da Ilha do Maio''.<ref name=fmb>[http://fmb-maio.org/pt/protected-areas/ Áreas protegidas Maio] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180813175345/http://fmb-maio.org/pt/protected-areas/ |date=2018-08-13 }}, Maio Biodiversity Foundation</ref> It is the largest saline ecosystem of the whole archipelago, characterized by imposing sand dunes.<ref name=fmb/> The area is rich in endemic species of sea birds, fish and sea turtles.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ffem.fr/accueil-FFEM/PPI/recherche_Projets-PPI/ppi-afrique-ouest/cap-vert/PPI3_FBM-cap-vert-Conservation-integree-ecosystemes-Terras-Salgadas-ile-de-Maio |title=FFEM |access-date=2015-10-20 |archive-date=2016-03-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160331092654/http://www.ffem.fr/accueil-FFEM/PPI/recherche_Projets-PPI/ppi-afrique-ouest/cap-vert/PPI3_FBM-cap-vert-Conservation-integree-ecosystemes-Terras-Salgadas-ile-de-Maio |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[http://www.areasprotegidas.gov.cv/images/RESERVAS%20NATURAIS_pdf.pdf Reservas Naturais], Áreas protegidas Cabo Verde</ref> The nearest settlements are Morrinho, Cascabulho and Santo António. As "saline" (French) and "zoutpan" (Dutch) it was mentioned in the 1747 map by Jacques-Nicolas Bellin.<ref>{{cite web|author=Jacques-Nicolas Bellin|author-link=Jacques-Nicolas Bellin|year=1747|url=http://maps.bpl.org/id/12504|title=Carte des Isles du Cap Verd = Kaart van de Eilanden van Kabo Verde|language=fr}}</ref>

==See also== *List of protected areas in Cape Verde

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Category:Geography of Maio, Cape Verde Category:Protected areas of Cape Verde