Janela, Cape Verde
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Janéla
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| Island
: || Santo Antão
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| Distance from the island capital: || northwest of
Porto Novo
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Janéla
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| Island
: || Santo Antão
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| Distance from the island capital: || northwest of
Porto Novo
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Janéla
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| Island
: || Santo Antão
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| Distance from the island capital: || northwest of
Porto Novo
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Atlantic Ocean
about 20 m
Pico da Cruz
, southwest
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Janela (Capeverdean Crioulo, (written in ALUPEC
): Jenéla) is a village in the northeastern part of the island of Santo Antão. Janela is linked with the road linking to Paul
and the rest of the island including the island capital of Porto Novo
and Ribeira Grande
, the road linking directly through the island's easternmost point is treacherous and is accessed only with 4WD or SUV vehicles as well as bikes.
is nearly 1 km northwest of the village, it neighbors the valley of the Ribeira do Paúl
to the northwest and features palm trees in the middle.
The mountains dominate the area around the village, farmaldns groves dominate the village areas and are located in slopey surfaces that reminds of the Canary Islands
and the Far East
, grasslands with barren rocks and bushes covers the rest of the area. The mountain cliffs lies around the area with lots to the south and the southeast within the Atlantic. Palm trees are sporadically founded in the valley area. Cliffs and steep and treacherous ledges dominate the edges of its valley areas. Forests dominate the higher elevations and barren land at its highest points.
The island's easternmost point is approximately 2 km to the southeast and are surrounded with treacherous and near-unaccessible cliffs. The lighthouse overlooks the Atlantic and is rarely accessed. It offers panoramic views of the island of São Vicente
to the south
The village is largely working class. Most of the houses are built with mud-brick and stone, the rest are built with either steel reinforced concrete or with stone and wood. All of its population are farmers and are based in agriculture where banana plantations, pineapple and other crops are common. Some farms are in the form of paddies and stone walls. However, a part of the needy materials comes from the island capital, the island capital and the diaspora. But for other needs, electricity, communications and appliances are partially available in the area as well as phone lines since the late-20th century. A part of the necessities also comes from the island capital.
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Janéla
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| Island
Island
An island or isle is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, cays or keys. An island in a river or lake may be called an eyot , or holm...
: || Santo Antão
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| Distance from the island capital: || northwest of
Porto Novo
Porto Novo, Cape Verde
Porto Novo is the westernmost municipality in Cape Verde and all of Africa but not the mainland. It is a town and a municipality in the island of Santo Antão of Barlavento. It covers two-thirds of the island and is home to one-third of the population...
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Janéla
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Island
An island or isle is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, cays or keys. An island in a river or lake may be called an eyot , or holm...
: || Santo Antão
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| Distance from the island capital: || northwest of
Porto Novo
Porto Novo, Cape Verde
Porto Novo is the westernmost municipality in Cape Verde and all of Africa but not the mainland. It is a town and a municipality in the island of Santo Antão of Barlavento. It covers two-thirds of the island and is home to one-third of the population...
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Janéla
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Island
An island or isle is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, cays or keys. An island in a river or lake may be called an eyot , or holm...
: || Santo Antão
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| Distance from the island capital: || northwest of
Porto Novo
Porto Novo, Cape Verde
Porto Novo is the westernmost municipality in Cape Verde and all of Africa but not the mainland. It is a town and a municipality in the island of Santo Antão of Barlavento. It covers two-thirds of the island and is home to one-third of the population...
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Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...
about 20 m
Pico da Cruz
Pico da Cruz
Pico da Cruz is a volcanic mountain in the eastern part of the island of Santo Antão. The mountain is accessed with a road linking with the island capital of Porto Novo.-Nearest places:* Paul, north...
, southwest
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Janela (Capeverdean Crioulo, (written in ALUPEC
ALUPEC
The Alfabeto Unificado para a Escrita do Caboverdiano , commonly known as ALUPEC, is the alphabet that was officially recognized by the Cape Verdean government to write Cape Verdean Creole.- Description :...
): Jenéla) is a village in the northeastern part of the island of Santo Antão. Janela is linked with the road linking to Paul
Paul, Cape Verde
Paul is a municipality in the island of Santo Antão of the Barlavento group in Cape Verde. Together with Ribeira Grande, it covers one-third of the island and home to two-thirds of the population....
and the rest of the island including the island capital of Porto Novo
Porto Novo, Cape Verde
Porto Novo is the westernmost municipality in Cape Verde and all of Africa but not the mainland. It is a town and a municipality in the island of Santo Antão of Barlavento. It covers two-thirds of the island and is home to one-third of the population...
and Ribeira Grande
Ribeira Grande, Cape Verde
Ribeira Grande is a municipality on the island of Santo Antão of the Barlavento group in Cape Verde. It covers one-third of the island and is home to two-thirds of the population....
, the road linking directly through the island's easternmost point is treacherous and is accessed only with 4WD or SUV vehicles as well as bikes.
Geography and Information
The centre of the village is on a small point that is cliffy to the west and the east and are surrounded by it. Janela's houses are on a hilltop areas, plantations surround the village as well as palm trees. The valley of the Ribeira da JanelaRibeira da Janela, Cape Verde
For the parish in the Madeira Islands, see Ribeira da JanelaRibeira da Janela is a ribeira that flows in the northeastern part of the island of Santo Antão in Cape Verde. The stream flows from west-southwest to east-northeast...
is nearly 1 km northwest of the village, it neighbors the valley of the Ribeira do Paúl
Ribeira do Paul
Ribeira do Paul is a ribeira that flows in the northeastern part of the island of Santo Antão in Cape Verde...
to the northwest and features palm trees in the middle.
The mountains dominate the area around the village, farmaldns groves dominate the village areas and are located in slopey surfaces that reminds of the Canary Islands
Canary Islands
The Canary Islands , also known as the Canaries , is a Spanish archipelago located just off the northwest coast of mainland Africa, 100 km west of the border between Morocco and the Western Sahara. The Canaries are a Spanish autonomous community and an outermost region of the European Union...
and the Far East
Far East
The Far East is an English term mostly describing East Asia and Southeast Asia, with South Asia sometimes also included for economic and cultural reasons.The term came into use in European geopolitical discourse in the 19th century,...
, grasslands with barren rocks and bushes covers the rest of the area. The mountain cliffs lies around the area with lots to the south and the southeast within the Atlantic. Palm trees are sporadically founded in the valley area. Cliffs and steep and treacherous ledges dominate the edges of its valley areas. Forests dominate the higher elevations and barren land at its highest points.
The island's easternmost point is approximately 2 km to the southeast and are surrounded with treacherous and near-unaccessible cliffs. The lighthouse overlooks the Atlantic and is rarely accessed. It offers panoramic views of the island of São Vicente
São Vicente, Cape Verde
São Vicente , also Son Visent or Son Sent in Cape Verdean Creole, is one of the Barlavento islands of Cape Verde. It is located between the islands of Santo Antão and Santa Luzia, with the Canal de São Vicente separating it from Santo Antão.- Geography :The island is roughly rectangular in shape...
to the south
The village is largely working class. Most of the houses are built with mud-brick and stone, the rest are built with either steel reinforced concrete or with stone and wood. All of its population are farmers and are based in agriculture where banana plantations, pineapple and other crops are common. Some farms are in the form of paddies and stone walls. However, a part of the needy materials comes from the island capital, the island capital and the diaspora. But for other needs, electricity, communications and appliances are partially available in the area as well as phone lines since the late-20th century. A part of the necessities also comes from the island capital.
External links
- Photos of Janela and its valley at ecaboverde.com - eleven photos (as of December 2006) on the most spoken languages in the world including EnglishEnglish languageEnglish is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
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