Ilhéu dos Pássaros

Ilhéu dos Pássaros is an uninhabited rocky islet in the bay of Mindelo, São Vicente Island, Cape Verde.[1] It lies about 1.3 km (0.8 mi) west of the headland Ponta João Ribeiro, and 3.5 km (2.2 mi) northwest of Mindelo city centre. It lies between the Porto Grande Bay and the Canal de São Vicente, the channel of the Atlantic Ocean that separates the islands of São Vicente and Santo Antão. There is a lighthouse on the islet.[2]

For the islet near Boa Vista, see Ilhéu dos Pássaros (Boa Vista).

Ilhéu dos Pássaros

Ilheu dos Pássaros in front of Santo Antão
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Geography
Location	Atlantic Ocean
Coordinates	16.910°N 25.011°W / 16.910; -25.011
Area	0.023 km^2 (0.0089 sq mi)
Length	0.22 km (0.137 mi)
Width	0.10 km (0.062 mi)
Highest elevation	40 m (130 ft)
Administration
Cape Verde
Municipality	São Vicente
Demographics
Population	0

Ilhéu dos Pássaros was depicted on a Cape Verdean $500 escudo bill issued between 1992 and 2000. The Cape Verdean author Orlanda Amarílis published Ilhéu dos Pássaros, a collection of short stories, in 1983.[1]

Porto Grande Bay, the Port of Mindelo and Ilhéu dos Passaros issued between 1992 and 2000

References

1. Joana Passos (20 February 2003). "Micro-universes and Situated Critical Theory: Postcolonial and Feminist Dialogues in a Comparative Study of Indo-English and Lusophone Women Writers" (PDF). Utrecht University. pp. 159–161. Retrieved 2018-09-25.
2. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Cape Verde". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.