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Boa Vista ( Portuguese meaning "good view") is a Desert island in the Barlaventos Archipelago of Cape Verde and is also the easternmost. It economy was originally based on Agriculture , but Desertification led to Salt collection becoming more important. The area is 620 km&2 and is the third largest right after Santo Antão and Santiago . The location from the coast of Africa or mainland Africa is 455 km west. Its main industries today are Date farming and Tourism . Much of the island is flat-like. The highest point on the island is Monte Estancia elevating 387 m, other mountains includes Santo Antônio (Saint Anthony) and Monte Negro (Black Mountain). Other features includes Campo da Serra. Wile most of the population live in the capital,there are many small settlements, with 10 to 50 people each while others are either 100 or abandoned and has the smallest population of all Cape Verde's islands, excepting the three northwestern uninhabited islands and is one of the underpopulated in the archipelago. The island is known for Marine Turtle s and Traditional Music , as well as its Ultramarathon and its Sand Dune s and Beach es. Its main town is Sal Rei , its ferry port and home to Boa Vista's Airport on the northwest side of the island. Surrounding islets includes Ilha do Sal Rei featuring a lighthouse in the west and Ilha da Baluate featuring the easternmost point in the entire Cape Verde. Points includes Ponta Antônia to the north.
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OTHER Boa Vista has a school or a collegiate (''colegio''), the island has yet a middle or a high school, churches, beaches, a hotel, a port, and a square ('' Praça ''). SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS
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