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Islands of Cape Verde Islands
Boa Vista [234]
Group: Barlavento, Ilhas do Archipelago: Cape Verde Islands
Country: Cape Verde Islands
Lat: 16.10º N Long : 23.65º W
Area: 634.1 sq. km Altitude: 390 m
Shoreline: 104.6 km (scale 1:500000) Coastal Index: 0.1650
Depth to nearest land: 3000 m
Nearest island: 35 km group: 620 km
Nearest continent: Africa Distance: 620 km Isolation Index: 56
ISLAND TYPE: volcanic Natural Protection Indicator: 0
CLIMATE: dry temperate
CATASTROPHIC THREATS: sandstorms, earthquakes
Threat Indicator: 2
ECOSYSTEMS:
| SPECIES NUMBERS: |
Total |
Endemic |
Threatened (EVRI) |
| Plants |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Butterflies |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Land snails |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Rept/Amphib |
7 |
0 |
2 |
| Land birds |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Mammals |
0 |
0 |
0 |
HUMAN OCCUPATION: Inhabited, since 1456
Population: 0 Density: 0.0 persons/sq. km
Major Human Activities: bananas, fishing
Gross Domestic Product: $ 350 per capita Economic Pressure Indicator: 0
DATA RELIABILITY: Data Rel. Indicator: 1
CONSERVATION IMPORTANCE INDEX CI-Terrestrial: 2 Low
CI-Marine: 2 Low
Last updated: 09/07/89
Brava [1123]
Group: Sotavento, Ilhas do, Archipelago: Cape Verde Islands
Country: Cape Verde Islands: Atlantic
Lat: 14.90º NLong: 24.70º W
Area: 66.6 sq. km Altitude: 976 m Shoreline: 34.7 km (scale 1:500000)
ISLAND TYPE: volcanic
Fogo - including Brava [233]
Group: Sotavento, Ilhas do Archipelago: Cape Verde Islands
Country: Cape Verde Islands
Lat: 14.95º N Long : 24.40º W
Area: 474.8 sq. km Altitude: 2829 m
Shoreline: 79.8 km (scale 1:500000) Coastal Index: 0.1681
Depth to nearest land: 3000 m
Nearest island: 50 km group: 620 km
Nearest continent: Africa Distance: 620 km Isolation Index: 57
ISLAND TYPE: active volcanic Natural Protection Indicator: 0
CLIMATE: dry temperate
CATASTROPHIC THREATS: volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, sandstorms
Threat Indicator: 3
ECOSYSTEMS:
| SPECIES NUMBERS: |
Total |
Endemic |
Threatened (EVRI) |
| Plants |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Butterflies |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Land snails |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Rept/Amphib |
9 |
0 |
0 |
| Land birds |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Mammals |
0 |
0 |
0 |
HUMAN OCCUPATION: Inhabited, since 1456
Population: 0 Density: 0.0 persons/sq. km
Major Human Activities: bananas, fishing
Gross Domestic Product: $ 350 per capita Economic Pressure Indicator: 0
DATA RELIABILITY: Data Rel. Indicator: 1
CONSERVATION IMPORTANCE INDEX CI-Terrestrial: 3 Low
CI-Marine: 3 Low
Last updated: 09/07/89
Maio [231]
Group: Sotavento, Ilhas do Archipelago: Cape Verde Islands
Country: Cape Verde Islands
Lat: 15.30º N Long : 23.20º W
Area: 279.0 sq. km Altitude: 436 m
Shoreline: 73.7 km (scale 1:500000) Coastal Index: 0.2642
Depth to nearest land: 3000 m
Nearest island: 20 km group: 620 km
Nearest continent: Africa Distance: 620 km Isolation Index: 54
ISLAND TYPE: volcanic Natural Protection Indicator: 0
CLIMATE: dry temperate
CATASTROPHIC THREATS: sandstorms, earthquakes
Threat Indicator: 2
ECOSYSTEMS:
| SPECIES NUMBERS: |
Total |
Endemic |
Threatened (EVRI) |
| Plants |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Butterflies |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Land snails |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Rept/Amphib |
4 |
0 |
0 |
| Land birds |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Mammals |
0 |
0 |
0 |
HUMAN OCCUPATION: Inhabited
Population: 0 Density: 0.0 persons/sq. km
Major Human Activities: bananas, fishing
Gross Domestic Product: $ 350 per capita Economic Pressure Indicator: 0
DATA RELIABILITY: Data Rel. Indicator: 1
CONSERVATION IMPORTANCE INDEX CI-Terrestrial: 2 Low
CI-Marine: 2 Low
Last updated: 09/07/89
Raso (Razo) [1479]
Group: Barlavento, Ilhas do Archipelago: Cape Verde Islands
Country: Cape Verde Islands
Lat: 16.65º N Long : 24.63º W
Area: 7.0 sq. km Altitude: 164 m
Depth to nearest land: 3000 m
Nearest island: 15 km group: 620 km
Nearest continent: Africa Distance: 620 km Isolation Index: 54
ISLAND TYPE: volcanic Natural Protection Indicator: 2
GEOLOGY/SOILS:
Submarine volcanic island, flat and boulder-strewn, with high cliffs to
north,
10 m cliffs to south, no surface water
CLIMATE: dry temperate 125 mm
WATER BALANCE: periodic drought (17 years)
CATASTROPHIC THREATS: drought, sandstorms, earthquakes
Threat Indicator: 3
ECOSYSTEMS: Number of Ecosystems - Terrestrial: 1 Marine: 1
Sparse vegetation, fine grass and creeper Tribulus cistoides, rocky
shores
| SPECIES NUMBERS: |
Total |
Endemic |
Threatened (EVRI) |
| Plants |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Butterflies |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Land snails |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Rept/Amphib |
3 |
0 |
1 |
| Land birds |
9 |
1 |
1 |
| Mammals |
0 |
0 |
0 |
SPECIES OF CONSERVATION INTEREST:
Reptiles/Amphibians:
Macroscincus coctei (Cape Verde Giant Skink) endemic to Raso and
Branco,
believed exploited to extinction, 1 individual possibly seen on
Branco
(1985)
Mabuya stangeri, group endemic
Tarentola delalandii gigas, endemic to Raso and Branco, may be full
species
no amphibians
Birds:
9 breeding species of land birds, 1 endemic
Alauda razae (Raso Lark) endemic, population fluctuates from 15-20 to
150-
200 (1981-1985), Endangered
5 breeding seabirds, exploited by fishermen
Calonectris diomedea (Cory's Shearwater) several thousand pairs (1984)
Mammals:
none
SPECIES RICHNESS:
few
ENDEMISM: Terrestrial: Terrestrial Endemism Indicator - Island: 1 Group: 2
1 bird
Marine endemic species: 0
Marine Endemism Indicator - Island: 0 Group: 0
SPECIAL FEATURES : Special Features Indicator - Terrestrial: 0 Marine: 0
seabird rookery
INVASIVE SPECIES: Invasive Species Indicator: 0
no rats
HUMAN OCCUPATION: Uninhabited, visited occasionally
Population: 0 Density: 0.0 persons/sq. km
Major Human Activities: fishing, seabirds, tourism
HUMAN IMPACTS:
Seabirds and giant skink depleted by exploitation for food; some recent
bird
tours to see endemic lark
Habitat: none Urban Pop: 0 Urban Indicator: 0
DATA RELIABILITY: good Data Rel. Indicator: 3
CONSERVATION IMPORTANCE INDEX CI-Terrestrial: 10 Moderate
CI-Marine: 6 Moderate
REFERENCES:
Johnson, Timothy H. 1989. Unpublished ICBP profiles of Atlantic
islands.
Last updated: 15/09/90
Sal [229]
Group: Barlavento, Ilhas do Archipelago: Cape Verde Islands
Country: Cape Verde Islands
Lat: 16.70º N Long : 22.95º W
Area: 221.5 sq. km Altitude: 406 m
Shoreline: 86.8 km (scale 1:500000) Coastal Index: 0.3919
Depth to nearest land: 3000 m
Nearest island: 40 km group: 620 km
Nearest continent: Africa Distance: 620 km Isolation Index: 56
ISLAND TYPE: volcanic Natural Protection Indicator: 0
CLIMATE: dry temperate
CATASTROPHIC THREATS: sandstorms, earthquakes
Threat Indicator: 2
ECOSYSTEMS:
| SPECIES NUMBERS: |
Total |
Endemic |
Threatened (EVRI) |
| Plants |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Butterflies |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Land snails |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Rept/Amphib |
7 |
0 |
2 |
| Land birds |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Mammals |
0 |
0 |
0 |
HUMAN OCCUPATION: Inhabited, since 1456
Population: 0 Density: 0.0 persons/sq. km
Major Human Activities: bananas, fishing
Accessibility: airport
Gross Domestic Product: $ 350 per capita Economic Pressure Indicator: 0
DATA RELIABILITY: Data Rel. Indicator: 1
CONSERVATION IMPORTANCE INDEX CI-Terrestrial: 2 Low
CI-Marine: 2 Low
Last updated: 09/07/89
Santa Luzia [1122]
Group: Barlavento, Ilhas do, Archipelago: Cape Verde Islands
Country: Cape Verde Islands: Atlantic
Lat: 16.75º NLong: 24.75º W
Area: 36.7 sq. km Altitude: 395 m Shoreline: 32.6 km (scale 1:500000)
ISLAND TYPE: volcanic
Santo Antao [235]
Group: Barlavento, Ilhas do Archipelago: Cape Verde Islands
Country: Cape Verde Islands
Lat: 17.05º N Long : 25.10º W
Area: 787.3 sq. km Altitude: 1979 m
Shoreline: 124.2 km (scale 1:500000) Coastal Index: 0.1578
Depth to nearest land: 3000 m
Nearest island: 10 km group: 620 km
Nearest continent: Africa Distance: 620 km Isolation Index: 53
ISLAND TYPE: volcanic Natural Protection Indicator: 0
CLIMATE: dry temperate
CATASTROPHIC THREATS: sandstorms, earthquakes
Threat Indicator: 2
ECOSYSTEMS:
| SPECIES NUMBERS: |
Total |
Endemic |
Threatened (EVRI) |
| Plants |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Butterflies |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Land snails |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Rept/Amphib |
4 |
0 |
0 |
| Land birds |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Mammals |
0 |
0 |
0 |
HUMAN OCCUPATION: Inhabited, since 1456
Population: 0 Density: 0.0 persons/sq. km
Major Human Activities: bananas, fishing, maize
Gross Domestic Product: $ 350 per capita Economic Pressure Indicator: 0
DATA RELIABILITY: Data Rel. Indicator: 1
CONSERVATION IMPORTANCE INDEX CI-Terrestrial: 2 Low
CI-Marine: 2 Low
Last updated: 09/07/89
Sao Nicolau [232]
Group: Barlavento, Ilhas do Archipelago: Cape Verde Islands
Country: Cape Verde Islands
Lat: 16.60º N Long : 24.30º W
Area: 352.2 sq. km Altitude: 1304 m
Shoreline: 122.4 km (scale 1:500000) Coastal Index: 0.3475
Depth to nearest land: 3000 m
Nearest island: 50 km group: 620 km
Nearest continent: Africa Distance: 620 km Isolation Index: 57
ISLAND TYPE: volcanic Natural Protection Indicator: 0
CLIMATE: dry temperate
CATASTROPHIC THREATS: sandstorms, earthquakes
Threat Indicator: 2
ECOSYSTEMS:
| SPECIES NUMBERS: |
Total |
Endemic |
Threatened (EVRI) |
| Plants |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Butterflies |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Land snails |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Rept/Amphib |
5 |
0 |
0 |
| Land birds |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Mammals |
0 |
0 |
0 |
HUMAN OCCUPATION: Inhabited, since 1456
Population: 0 Density: 0.0 persons/sq. km
Major Human Activities: bananas, fishing
Gross Domestic Product: $ 350 per capita Economic Pressure Indicator: 0
DATA RELIABILITY: Data Rel. Indicator: 1
CONSERVATION IMPORTANCE INDEX CI-Terrestrial: 2 Low
CI-Marine: 2 Low
Last updated: 09/07/89
Sao Tiago (Santiago) [1893]
Group: Ilhas do Sotavento Archipelago: Cape Verde Islands
Country: Cape Verde Islands
Lat: 15.08º N Long : 23.61º W
Area: 0.0 sq. km Altitude: ? m
Depth to nearest land: 3000 m
Nearest island: 25 km group: 620 km
Nearest continent: Africa Distance: 620 km Isolation Index: 55
ISLAND TYPE: volcanic Natural Protection Indicator: 0
CLIMATE: dry temperate 240 mm
CATASTROPHIC THREATS: sandstorms, earthquakes
Threat Indicator: 2
ECOSYSTEMS:
HUMAN OCCUPATION: Inhabited, since 1456, capital Praia
Population: 100000 Density: 0.0 persons/sq. km
Growth Rate: 1.4%/yr Increasing slowly
Major Human Activities: bananas, fishing
Habitat: city Urban Pop: 50000 Urban Indicator: 5
Accessibility: airport
Gross Domestic Product: $ 350 per capita Economic Pressure Indicator: 0
DATA RELIABILITY: Data Rel. Indicator: 1
HUMAN IMPACT INDEX HI: 5
CONSERVATION IMPORTANCE INDEX CI-Terrestrial: 2 Low
CI-Marine: 2 Low
Last updated: 09/07/89
Sao Vicente - including Santa Luzia [230]
Group: Barlavento, Ilhas do Archipelago: Cape Verde Islands
Country: Cape Verde Islands
Lat: 16.75º N Long : 24.95º W
Area: 232.8 sq. km Altitude: 743 m
Shoreline: 75.5 km (scale 1:500000) Coastal Index: 0.3243
Depth to nearest land: 3000 m
Nearest island: 10 km group: 620 km
Nearest continent: Africa Distance: 620 km Isolation Index: 53
ISLAND TYPE: volcanic Natural Protection Indicator: 0
CLIMATE: dry temperate
CATASTROPHIC THREATS: sandstorms, earthquakes
Threat Indicator: 2
ECOSYSTEMS:
| SPECIES NUMBERS: |
Total |
Endemic |
Threatened (EVRI) |
| Plants |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Butterflies |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Land snails |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Rept/Amphib |
9 |
0 |
2 |
| Land birds |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Mammals |
0 |
0 |
0 |
HUMAN OCCUPATION: Inhabited, Mindelo
Population: 0 Density: 0.0 persons/sq. km
Major Human Activities: bananas, fishing
Habitat: Urban Pop: 40000 Urban Indicator: 0
Gross Domestic Product: $ 350 per capita Economic Pressure Indicator: 0
DATA RELIABILITY: Data Rel. Indicator: 1
CONSERVATION IMPORTANCE INDEX CI-Terrestrial: 2 Low
CI-Marine: 2 Low
Last updated: 09/07/89
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