Bird Island
Ilhéu Rabo de Junco is an uninhabited islet near the west coast of Sal Island, Cape Verde. It lies about 300 metres from the coast. It is 253 metres long and 165 metres wide, its shoreline is about 878 metres long.- Islet
- …lies at an elevation of around 10 metres (20 feet)
- …is also known as “Ilhéu Rabo de Junco”
- Description: island
Places of Interest
Highlights include Monte Leão.
Monte Leão
Peak
Rabo de Junco is a hill on the west coast of the island of Sal in Cape Verde.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Murdeira and Palmeira.
Murdeira
Murdeira is a village in the island of Sal, Cape Verde. Murdeira is situated 7 km east of Bird Island.
Palmeira
Palmeira is a town in the northwestern part of the island of Sal, Cape Verde. Palmeira is situated 7 km north of Bird Island.
Bird Island
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Latitude
16.70006° or 16° 42′ 0″ north
Longitude
-22.99293° or 22° 59′ 35″ west
Open location code
798VP224+2R
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastline
OpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Swedish—“Bird Island” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Rabo de Junco”
- Cebuano: “Ilhéu de Rabo de Junco”
- German: “Ilhéu Rabo de Junco”
- Low German: “Ilhéu Rabo do Junco”
- Polish: “Ilhéu Rabo de Junco”
- Portuguese: “Ilhéu de Rabo de Junco”
- Portuguese: “Ilhéu Rabo de Junco”
- Spanish: “Islote Rabo de Junco”
- Swedish: “Ilhéu de Rabo de Junco”
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Localities in the Area
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