Ilhas de Barlavento

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Ilhas de Barlavento
Satellite image
Satellite image
Waters Atlantic Ocean
archipelago Cape Verde Islands
Geographical location 16 ° 40 ′  N , 24 ° 0 ′  W Coordinates: 16 ° 40 ′  N , 24 ° 0 ′  W
Map of Ilhas de Barlavento
Number of islands 9
Main island Sal
Total land area 2230 km²
Residents 172,500
Location of the archipelago
Location of the archipelago

The Ilhas de Barlavento ( German : " Islands above the Wind ") are a group of islands in the archipelago of the Cape Verde Islands .

The archipelago includes:

island coordinate Area
km²
Residents
Santo Antão 17 ° 4 ′  N , 25 ° 10 ′  W. 779000 47,100
Sao Vicente 16 ° 51 ′  N , 24 ° 58 ′  W. 227000 83,000
Santa Luzia 16 ° 46 ′  N , 24 ° 45 ′  W. 034000 0
Sao Nicolau 16 ° 37 ′  N , 24 ° 16 ′  W. 388000 12,700
Sal 16 ° 44 ′  N , 22 ° 56 ′  W. 216000 25,000
Boa Vista 16 ° 6 ′  N , 22 ° 49 ′  W. 620000 4,700
Branco 16 ° 39 ′  N , 24 ° 41 ′  W. 003000 0
Raso 16 ° 37 ′  N , 24 ° 36 ′  W. 007th000 0
dos Pássaros 16 ° 55 ′  N , 25 ° 1 ′  W. 000.023 0