Rolas (Sao Tome and Principe)
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| Waters | Gulf of Guinea |
| Geographical location | 0 ° 0 ′ 20 ″ S , 6 ° 31 ′ 15 ″ E |
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| length | 2.3 km |
| width | 1.5 km |
| surface | 2.58 km² |
| Highest elevation | Morro de Sao Francisco 96 m |
| Residents | 76 29 inhabitants / km² |
| main place | Monte São Francisco, 96 m |
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Rólas ( pt. Ilhéu das Rólas ), also Ilhéu Gago Coutinho , is a stratovolcanic island in the Gulf of Guinea , which belongs to the island state of São Tomé and Príncipe . It is located directly on the equator almost 1,100 meters south of the island of São Tomé , from which it is separated by the Canal das Rôlas and from where it can be reached by boat.
geography
Rólas is about 3 km² and is inhabited by about 200 people who live from tourism. In the north of the island there is a beach resort and the São Francisco Village settlement . In the very south of the island there are several furnas that resemble small geysers . In the middle of the island is an old lighthouse that is still in operation. Like most of the island, this lies south of the equator . On the northern edge, a world map mosaic with brass strips marks the exact position of the latitude “zero”.
Picture gallery
World map mosaic at the equator
San Antonio beach
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