Ilhéu de Cima (Cape Verde)
Ilheu de Cima | ||
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Ilheu de Cima | ||
Waters | Atlantic Ocean | |
Archipelago | Ilhéus do Rombo | |
Geographical location | 14 ° 58 ′ 16 ″ N , 24 ° 38 ′ 15 ″ W | |
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length | 2.2 km | |
width | 940 m | |
surface | 1.5 km² | |
Residents | uninhabited | |
Ilhéu de Cima (top right) |
Ilhéu de Cima is an island of the Ilhéus do Rombo , an archipelago in the southwest of the Cape Verde Islands . The islands are uninhabited and are under nature protection .
geography
The almost vegetation-free islet is the second largest island of the Ilhéus do Rombo. This group of islands is located around seven kilometers northeast of the island of Brava . Four kilometers west of Ilhéu de Cima is Ilhéu Grande , the largest and westernmost island of the Ilhéus do Rombo. The islands of Ilhéu Luíz Carneiro, Ilhéu Sapado and Ilhéu do Rei are only a few hundred meters in diameter. There are also some other smaller rocks rising out of the water. Overall, the area is very dangerous for shipping, which is why there is a lighthouse on the southern tip of Ilhéu de Cima at about 80 meters above sea level.