Located on the Cape Verde peninsula overlooking the Atlantic Ocean, Dakar stretches from Cape Manuel in the south to the Pointe des Almadies in the north. Off Dakar lie the small island of Gorée to the south, the Magdalen Islands to the west, and the islands of N'Gor and Yoff to the north. The Madeleine Islands National Park, off the coast of Dakar, is home to some exceptional wildlife: dolphins, turtles and, above all, birds (black kite, cormorant, gannet, red-billed hornbill, etc.).