Ilhéu Bom Bom

Ilhéu Bom Bom is an island in the Gulf of Guinea. The islet is located near the north coast of the island of Príncipe, one of the main islands of São Tomé and Príncipe and is almost completely forested. Its population is 15 (2008 est.).[1] There is a tourist resort on the island. The island is connected to the main island of Principe by a footbridge. There is a lighthouse on the island built in 1997.[2] Its focal height is 64 meters and its range is 12 nmi (22 km; 14 mi).[3]

Ilhéu Bom Bom
Ilhéu Bom Bom
Map of São Tomé and Príncipe with Ilhéu Bombom at the top
Geography
LocationSão Tomé and Príncipe
Coordinates1.698855°N 7.402632°E / 1.698855; 7.402632
Administration
Demographics
Population15 (2008)

Since 2012, it forms a part of the UNESCO's Island of Príncipe Biosphere Reserve.[4]

References
  1. "Evolução da população São-Tomense por localidades, 2001/2007-08" (PDF). Instituto Nacional de Estatística. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-02-09.
  2. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of São Tomé and Príncipe". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
  3. List of Lights, Pub. 113: The West Coasts of Europe and Africa, the Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea and Azovskoye More (Sea of Azov) (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2018. p. 442.
  4. "World Network of Biosphere Reserves". Island of Príncipe. UNESCO. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
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