Caravela
Ilha Caravela
11°32′N 16°18′W
Caravela is the northernmost island of the Bissagos Islands of Guinea-Bissau, part of the Sector of Caravela, which also includes the islands Carache, Maio, Ponta and Formosa. The population of the sector is 4,263, the population of the island is 907 (2009 census). 3 km and its maximum width is 10 km.
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11°32′N 16°18′W
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Caravela is the northernmost island of the Bissagos Islands of Guinea-Bissau, part of the Sector of Caravela, which also includes the islands Carache, Maio, Ponta and Formosa. The population of the sector is 4,263, the population of the island is 907 (2009 census). The area of the island is 128 km2, its length is 19.3 km and its maximum width is 10 km. The island is heavily forested with mangroves. It has white, sandy beaches. Caravela has a small airfield. The island Carache lies to its southeast.
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Nearest islands
Also in Bijagós Islands
Orango
239 km²▲ 36 m
Major islands
Bolama Island
150 km²▲ 38 m
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Formosa
137 km²▲ 53 m
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Roxa
115 km²▲ 49 m
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Orangozinho
114 km²▲ 30 m
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Jeta
112 km²▲ 37 m
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Uno
96 km²▲ 37 m
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Carache
77.7 km²▲ 41 m
Major islands
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Photographs
- Guineabissau oli 2018137 lrg (cropped to Caravela and Carache). NASA Earth Observatory images by Joshua Stevens, using Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey. Story by Kasha Pate / Public domain
- Houses, Caravela island 25-03-2007. (WT-en) Pis bus at English Wikivoyage / Public domain