João Vieira (island)
João Vieira | ||
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Waters | Atlantic Ocean | |
Archipelago | Bissagos Archipelago | |
Geographical location | 11 ° 2 ′ 0 ″ N , 15 ° 38 ′ 0 ″ W | |
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length | 4.5 km | |
width | 3.4 km | |
surface | 6 km² | |
Residents | uninhabited | |
Administrative map of the Bissagos Archipelago |
João Vieira is an island in the east of the Bissagos Archipelago . It is located off the coast of Guinea-Bissau in the Atlantic Ocean in the immediate vicinity of the west coast of the northern half of Africa .
The island is part of the Bubaque administrative sector .
The island is an important breeding area for sea turtles and the center of the Parque Nacional Marinho João Vieira e Poilão . South of the island is the small island of Maio , north of it the island of Roxa and west of Cavalos .
Individual evidence
- ↑ geographic.org , Ilha João Vieira: Guinea-Bissau
- ↑ travelingluck.com , Ilha João Vieira, Guinea-Bissau (general), Guinea-Bissau
- ↑ Ministério do Turoismo da Guiné-Bissau: Parque Nacional Marinho João Vieira – Poilão (Portuguese)