Formosa

Formosa is an island in the Bissagos Islands, , part of the sector of . Its area is 140 km2, its length is 19.9 km and it is 10 km across at its widest.
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: island of the Bissagos Islands, Guinea-Bissau
  • Also known as: Ilha Formosa

Formosa

Latitude
11.48333° or 11° 29′ north
Longitude
-15.96667° or 15° 58′ west
Elevation
25 metres (82 feet)
Open location code
7C36F2MM+88
Geo­Names ID
2372569
Wiki­data ID
Q996793
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Yue Chinese—“Formosa” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Ilha Formosa
  • Chinese: 福爾摩沙
  • Chinese: 福莫薩島
  • Croatian: Formosa (Gvineja Bisau)
  • Croatian: Formosa
  • Dutch: Formosa
  • Estonian: Formosa
  • French: Formosa
  • German: Formosa
  • Japanese: フォルモーザ島
  • Lithuanian: Formosa
  • Polish: Formosa
  • Portuguese: Formosa
  • Russian: Илья-Формоза
  • Spanish: Formosa
  • Swedish: Ilha Formosa
  • Ukrainian: Формоза
  • Yue Chinese: 福爾摩沙 (畿內亞比紹)

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