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This is a list of islands of Guinea-Bissau. Bissagos Islands. Bubaque; Bolama; Carache; ... Geography of Guinea-Bissau This page was last edited on 20 June 2023 ...
Map of Guinea Bissau with the Bissagos Islands Ramsar Site Three men in Bubaque on a Mahindra tractor manufactured at the company's plant in Gambia. The Bissagos Islands, also spelled Bijagós (Portuguese: Arquipélago dos Bijagós), are a group of about 88 islands and islets located in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Guinea-Bissau. [2]
The Bissagos, islands off the coast of Guinea-Bissau, were officially conquered in 1936, ensuring Portuguese control of both the mainland and islands of the region. [ 13 ] Upon independence, declared in 1973 and recognised in 1974, the name of its capital, Bissau , was added to the country's name to prevent confusion with Guinea (formerly ...
Lisboa Island (Guinea-Bissau) This page was last edited on 24 December 2016, at 18:25 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 ...
Bolama is the closest of the Bissagos Islands to the mainland of Guinea-Bissau. The island has a population of 6,024 (2009 census). [1] It shares its name with its largest settlement, the town Bolama, which is the capital of the island and the Bolama Region. A causeway links the island to the Ilha das Cobras. Attractions on the island include ...
Orango is one of the Bijagós Islands, located 60 kilometres (30 nautical miles) [2] off the coast of mainland Guinea-Bissau. At 272.5 km 2 (105 + 1 ⁄ 4 sq mi), it is the largest island in the archipelago. [3] The island has a population of 1,250 (2009 census); the largest village is Eticoga. [1]
Guinea-Bissau's topography. The terrain of Guinea-Bissau is mostly low coastal plain with swamps of Guinean mangroves rising to Guinean forest-savanna mosaic in the east. [1] A recent global remote sensing analysis suggested that there were 1,203km² of tidal flats in Guinea-Bissau, making it the 28th ranked country in terms of tidal flat area. [2]
Pages in category "Bissagos Islands" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. ... Uno (Guinea-Bissau) Uracane This page was ...