Ilhéu dos Pássaros explained

Ilhéu dos Pássaros
Location:Atlantic Ocean
Pushpin Map:Cape Verde#Atlantic Ocean
Pushpin Label Position:top
Pushpin Relief:1
Area Km2:0.023
Length Km:0.22
Width Km:0.10
Elevation M:40
Country Admin Divisions Title:Municipality
Country Admin Divisions:São Vicente
Population:0

Ilhéu dos Pássaros is an uninhabited rocky islet in the bay of Mindelo, São Vicente Island, Cape Verde.[1] It lies about 1.3km (00.8miles) west of the headland Ponta João Ribeiro, and 3.5km (02.2miles) 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.

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Micro-universes and Situated Critical Theory: Postcolonial and Feminist Dialogues in a Comparative Study of Indo-English and Lusophone Women Writers. Joana Passos . Utrecht University. 2003-02-20. 2018-09-25 . dmy. 159-161 .