Ribeira da Viana
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| Ribeira do Viana Ribéra du Viana Rbera d' Viana |
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| Origin | central São Vicente |
| Length | approximately 10 km |
| Mouth elevation | Atlantic Ocean |
| Basin area | Atlantic Ocean |
Ribeira da Viana (Capeverdean Crioulo, ALUPEC or ALUPEK: Ribéra du Viana, São Vicente: Ribéra d' Viana) is a ribeira (stream) that flows in the eastern part of the island of Santo Antão in Cape Verde. The stream flows from west to east and is almost entirely dry except on rainy days. It is one of the the longest streams on the island and its total length is approximately 15 km.
[edit] Geography
The stream starts from the mountainous areas, it enters a desert valley in which vegetation is rare.
The stream during sunny days are mainly dry during the summer and wet and flowing during the winter months.
[edit] See also
| The island of São Vicente and the surrounding islands |
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