Skip to content
Archipelago

    Atlantic OceanCape Verde

    15°00′N 23°35′W

    Sotavento Islands

    Ilhas de Sotavento

    Part of Cape Verde Islands

    Cabo Verde, officially known as Republic of Cabo Verde, is a group of arid Atlantic islands which are home to distinct communities of plants, birds, and reptiles.

    Aerial view of Maio
    Aerial view of Maio

    Xandu / Public domain

    Chart

    139 landforms

    Overview

    Cabo Verde, officially known as Republic of Cabo Verde, is a group of arid Atlantic islands which are home to distinct communities of plants, birds, and reptiles.

    From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands4
    • Minor islands2
    • Islets30
    • Rocks & skerries103

    Major islands

    4
    • Santiago

      Santiago

      Area
      1,001 km²
      High point
      1,394 m

      Santiago (Portuguese for “Saint James”) is the largest island of Cape Verde, its most important agricultural centre and home to half the nation's population. Part of the Sotavento Islands, it lies between the islands of Maio (26 km (16 mi) to the east) and Fogo (55 kilometres (34 miles) to the west).

    • Fogo

      Fogo

      Area
      471 km²
      High point
      2,829 m

      Fogo (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈfoɡu]; Portuguese for "fire") is an island in the Sotavento group of Cape Verde in the central Atlantic Ocean. Its population is 35,837 (2015), with an area of 476 km2 (184 sq mi).

    • Maio

      Maio

      Area
      273 km²
      High point
      436 m

      Maio (Portuguese for "May"), is the easternmost of the Sotavento islands of Cape Verde. Maio is located south of the island of Boa Vista and east of Santiago. Administratively, the island forms one concelho (municipality): Maio.

    • Brava

      Brava

      Area
      62.5 km²
      High point
      976 m

      Brava (Portuguese for 'wild') is an island in Cape Verde, and is part of the Sotavento group, in the central Atlantic Ocean. 1 sq mi), it is the smallest inhabited island of the Cape Verde archipelago, but at the same time the greenest.

    Minor islands

    2

    Islets

    30
    • Ilhéu Sapado16 m · 0.04 km²
    • Unnamed island4 m · 0.01 km²
    • Unnamed island6 m · 0.9 ha
    • Unnamed island1 m · 0.8 ha
    • Unnamed island0.8 ha
    • Unnamed island6 m · 0.7 ha
    • Unnamed island0.7 ha
    • Unnamed island0.7 ha
    • Ilhéu dos Alcatrazes9 m · 0.6 ha
    • Ilhéu Laja Branca1 m · 0.4 ha
    • Unnamed island0.4 ha
    • Unnamed island5 m · 0.4 ha

    Rocks & skerries

    103
    • Ilhéu Luís Carneiro25 m · 0.07 km²
    • Ilhéu de Santa Maria15 m · 0.06 km²
    • Ilhéu do Rei22 m · 0.04 km²
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha

    Figures

    Comparative heights

    Sea level1,000 m2,000 m3,000 m2,829 mFogo1,394 mSantiago976 mBrava436 mMaio92 mIlhéu Grande64 mIlhéu de Cima25 mIlhéu Luís Carneiro22 mIlhéu do Rei16 mIlhéu Sapado15 mIlhéu de Santa Maria9 mIlhéu dos Alcatrazes1 mIlhéu Laja Branca
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.000010.00010.0010.010.11101001,00010,000Santiago: 1,001 km²SantiagoFogo: 471 km²FogoMaio: 273 km²MaioBrava: 62.5 km²BravaIlhéu Grande: 2 km²Ilhéu GrandeIlhéu de Cima: 0.89 km²Ilhéu de CimaIlhéu Luís Carneiro: 0.07 km²Ilhéu Luís Carnei…Ilhéu de Santa Maria: 0.06 km²Ilhéu de Santa Ma…Ilhéu do Rei: 0.04 km²Ilhéu do ReiIlhéu Sapado: 0.04 km²Ilhéu SapadoUnnamed island: 0.01 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.9 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.8 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.8 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.7 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.7 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.7 haUnnamed islandIlhéu dos Alcatrazes: 0.6 haIlhéu dos Alcatra…Ilhéu Laja Branca: 0.4 haIlhéu Laja BrancaUnnamed island: 0.4 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.4 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.3 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.3 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.3 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.3 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.2 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.2 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.2 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.2 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.2 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.2 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.2 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.2 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed island
    km², log scale
    Santiago1,001 km²
    Fogo471 km²
    Maio273 km²
    Brava62.5 km²
    Ilhéu Grande2 km²
    Ilhéu de Cima0.89 km²
    Ilhéu Luís Carneiro0.07 km²
    Ilhéu de Santa Maria0.06 km²
    Ilhéu do Rei0.04 km²
    Ilhéu Sapado0.04 km²
    Unnamed island0.01 km²
    Unnamed island0.9 ha
    Unnamed island0.8 ha
    Unnamed island0.8 ha
    Unnamed island0.7 ha
    Unnamed island0.7 ha
    Unnamed island0.7 ha
    Ilhéu dos Alcatrazes0.6 ha
    Ilhéu Laja Branca0.4 ha
    Unnamed island0.4 ha
    Unnamed island0.4 ha
    Unnamed island0.3 ha
    Unnamed island0.3 ha
    Unnamed island0.3 ha
    Unnamed island0.3 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha

    Groups within

    1

    Sources

    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Wikidata
    • Talus
    • Wikipedia

    Photographs