Galinhas
Galinhas is an island in the Bijagós Archipelago of Guinea-Bissau. Galinhas is located about 25 km southwest of Bolama town. The Canal de Bolama separates it from Bolama Island, the easternmost island of the group that lies close to the mainland.
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.- Island
- …has 1,630 residents
- …lies at an elevation of 28 metres (92 feet)
- …is also known as “Gallinha Island”
- Description: island of the Bissagos Islands, Guinea-Bissau
Galinhas
- Category: landform
- Location
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Latitude
11.46667° or 11° 28′ north
Longitude
-15.68333° or 15° 41′ west
Open location code
7C36F888+MM
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Galinhas” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Ilha das Galinhas”
- Chinese: “加利尼亚斯岛”
- Chinese: “加利尼亞斯島”
- Dutch: “Galinhas”
- French: “Galinhas”
- German: “Galinhas”
- German: “Ilha das Galinhas”
- Japanese: “ガリーニャ島”
- Portuguese: “Galinhas”
- Portuguese: “Ilha de Galinhas”
- Spanish: “Galinhas”
- Spanish: “Ilha das Galinhas”
- Spanish: “Ilha de Galinhas”
- Spanish: “Isla de las Gallinas”
- Swedish: “Ilha das Galinhas”
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