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Brava

Smallest inhabited island of Cape Verde

PlaceislandQ492528

Also known as Brava Island

Country: Cape Verde
Located in: Brava
Area: 67 km²
Elevation: 976 m
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1.ine.cv/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/statistical-yearbook-cv-2015_en.pdf
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Population: 5,638(2016)
Located in/on physical feature: Cape Verde
, Atlantic Ocean

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Brava is an island in Cape Verde, and is part of the Sotavento group, in the central Atlantic Ocean. At 62.5 km2 (24.1 sq mi), it is the smallest inhabited island of the Cape Verde archipelago, but at the same time the greenest. First settled in the early 16th century, its population grew after Mount Fogo on neighbouring Fogo erupted in 1680. For more than a century, its main industry was whaling, but the island economy is now primarily agricultural.

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Highest point: Monte Fontainhas
Located in or next to body of water: Atlantic Ocean
Width: 9 km
Length: 11 km
Part of: Sotavento Islands
Capital: Nova Sintra
Continent: Africa

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14.8667, -24.7000OpenStreetMap ↗

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