Kanabak Island

Roxa or Canhabaque is an in the Bissagos Islands, . It is part of the Bolama Region and sector. Its area is 111 square kilometres; it is 20 kilometres long and 11 kilometres wide.
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: island of the Bissagos Islands, Guinea-Bissau
  • Also known as: Canhabaque”, “Canhabaque Island”, “Canhambaque”, “Roxa”, and “Roxa Island

Kanabak Island

Latitude
11.24441° or 11° 14′ 40″ north
Longitude
-15.72435° or 15° 43′ 28″ west
Population
2,480
Elevation
40 metres (131 feet)
Open location code
7C3667VG+Q7
Geo­Names ID
2370288
Wiki­data ID
Q1033251
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Kanabak Island” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Ilha Roxa
  • Chinese: 羅沙島
  • Croatian: Roxa
  • Dutch: Roxa
  • French: Canhabaque
  • French: Roxa
  • German: Canhabaque
  • German: Roxa
  • Japanese: ローシャ島
  • Lithuanian: Roša
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Ilha Roxa
  • Norwegian: Ilha Roxa
  • Portuguese: Canhabaque
  • Portuguese: Roxa
  • Romanian: Insula roxa
  • Romanian: Insula Roxa
  • Spanish: Canhabaque
  • Spanish: Roxa
  • Swedish: Ilha Roxa

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