Do Rombo Islands

The Ilhéus do Rombo, also known as the Ilhéus Secos, are a group of small, uninhabited islands in the archipelago, lying 600 km off the coast of north-west Africa in the Atlantic Ocean.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Archipelago
  • Description: island group in Cape Verde
  • Also known as: “Ilhéu Secos”, “Ilheus do Rombo”, “Ilhéus do Rombo”, “Ilheus Secos”, “Ilhéus Secos”, “Islotes del Rombo”, and “Rombo salos”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ilhéu de Cima and Ilhéu Grande.

Islet
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is an uninhabited island of . It is part of the Ilhéus do Rombo islet group, located 4 kilometres east of , the other main islet of the group, and 8 kilometres northeast of the island .

Island
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is an uninhabited island of . It is the largest of the Ilhéus do Rombo islet group, located 4 km west of , the other main islet of the group, and 7 km north of the island .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Furna.

Town
Photo: Holger Reineccius, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a seaside community in the northeastern part of the island of , . It lies 2.5 km northeast of the island capital of . At the 2010 census its population was 612.

Do Rombo Islands

Latitude
14.96488° or 14° 57′ 54″ north
Longitude
-24.65977° or 24° 39′ 35″ west
Elevation
97 metres (318 feet)
Open location code
796QX87R+X3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3365486260
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­archipelago
Geo­Names ID
3374256
Wiki­data ID
Q486978
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Satellite Map

Discover Do Rombo Islands from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Swedish—“Do Rombo Islands” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Ilhéus Secos”
  • Cebuano: “Ilhéus Secos”
  • Chinese: “乾燥群島”
  • Dutch: “Rombo-eilanden”
  • French: “îles Secos”
  • French: “Îles Secos”
  • German: “Ilhéus do Rombo”
  • Italian: “Isole secche”
  • Italian: “Isole Secche”
  • Lithuanian: “Seko salos”
  • Low German: “Ilhéus do Rombo”
  • Polish: “Ilhéus Secos”
  • Portuguese: “Ilhéus Secos”
  • Spanish: “Islotes Secos”
  • Swahili: “Ilheus Secos ou do Rombo”
  • Swedish: “Ilhéus Secos”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Ilhéu Luís Carneiro and Ilhéu Sapado.

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