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Praia Inhame
Praia Inhame is a beach in the southernmost part of the island of São Tomé in São Tomé and Príncipe. It lies directly east of the southernmost point of the island, '' Ponta Homem da Capa'', and 2 km southwest of the village Porto Alegre. There is an eco lodge near the beach. The Canal das Rolas separates it from Ilhéu das Rolas. A new species of snake was found near the beach in 2017. It was named ''Naja peroescobari'', named after the 15th century Portuguese explorer Pêro Escobar Pedro Escobar, also known as Pêro Escobar, was a 15th-century Portuguese navigator who discovered São Tomé (December 21, 1471), Annobón (January 1, 1472), Príncipe (January 17, 1472) islands, together with João de Santarém c. 1470. He is .... See also * List of beaches of São Tomé and Príncipe References {{DEFAULTSORT:Inhame Praia Beaches of São Tomé and Príncipe Caué District ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
São Tomé Island
São Tomé Island, at , is the largest island of São Tomé and Príncipe and is home in May 2018 to about 193,380 or 96% of the nation's population. The island is divided into six districts. It is located 2 km (1¼ miles) north of the equator. Geography São Tomé Island is about long (north-south) by wide (east-west). It rises to at Pico de São Tomé and includes the capital city, São Tomé, on the northeast coast. The nearest city on mainland Africa is the port city of Port Gentil in Gabon located to the east. The island is surrounded by a number of small islands, including Ilhéu das Rolas, Ilhéu das Cabras and Ilhéu Gabado. Languages The main language is Portuguese, but there are many speakers of Forro and Angolar (Ngola), two Portuguese-based creole languages. The name "Sao Tome" is Portuguese for "Saint Thomas." Geology The entire island of São Tomé is a massive shield volcano that rises from the floor of the Atlantic Ocean, over below sea lev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
São Tomé And Príncipe
São Tomé and Príncipe (; pt, São Tomé e Príncipe (); English: " Saint Thomas and Prince"), officially the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe ( pt, República Democrática de São Tomé e Príncipe), is a Portuguese-speaking island country in the Gulf of Guinea, off the western equatorial coast of Central Africa. It consists of two archipelagos around the two main islands of São Tomé and Príncipe, about apart and about off the north-western coast of Gabon. With a population of 201,800 (2018 official estimate),Instituto Nacional de Estadística de São Tomé e Príncipe, as at 13 May 2018. São Tomé and Príncipe is the second-smallest and second-least populous African sovereign state after Seychelles. The islands were uninhabited until their discovery by Portuguese explorers in the 15th century. Gradually colonized and settled throughout the 16th century, they collectively served as a vital commercial and trade centre for the Atlantic slave trade. The ri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Porto Alegre, São Tomé And Príncipe
Porto Alegre (Portuguese for "Happy Port") is a village in Caué District on São Tomé Island in São Tomé and Príncipe. Its population is 795 (2012 census).2012 detailed census São Tomé e Príncipe , Instituto Nacional de Estatística Porto Alegre lies 2.5 km northeast of the southernmost point of São Tomé Island, Ponta Homem da Capa. It is 1.5 km west of Ponta Baleia, 17 km sout ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eco Hotel
An eco hotel, or a green hotel, is an environmentally sustainable hotel or accommodation that has made important environmental improvements to its structure in order to minimize its impact on the natural environment. The basic definition of an eco-friendly hotel is an environmentally responsible lodging that follows the practices of green living. These hotels have to be certified green by an independent third-party or by the state they are located in. Traditionally, these hotels were mostly presented as ecolodges because of their location, often in jungles, and their design inspired by the use of traditional building methods applied by skilled local craftsmen in areas, such as Costa Rica and Indonesia. These improvements can include non-toxic housekeeping practices, the use of renewable energy, organic soaps, energy-efficient light fixtures, and recycling programs. It is beneficial for these hotels to get certain certifications in order to be environmentally compliant. One benefi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canal Das Rolas
The Canal das Rolas ("Rolas Channel") is a strait of the Atlantic Ocean separating the small Ilhéu das Rolas (also: ''Ilhéu Gago Coutinho'') from the southernmost point of the island of São Tomé, in São Tomé and Príncipe. It is wide. There is a ferry departing from Ponta Baleia Ponta Baleia (Portuguese for "whale point") is a headland and a settlement in the south of Caué District on São Tomé Island in São Tomé and Príncipe. Its population is 43 (2012 census).Bodies of water of São Tomé and Príncipe Straits of the Atlantic Oce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ilhéu Das Rolas
Ilhéu das Rolas (also: ''Ilheu Gago Coutinho'') is an islet in the African island nation of São Tomé and Príncipe. The island lies on the Equator, off the southern tip of São Tomé Island, separated by Canal das Rolas. Its maximum elevation is . Its population is 76 (2012 census).2012 detailed census São Tomé e Príncipe , Instituto Nacional de Estatística It is part of the |
Naja Peroescobari
''Naja peroescobari'', the São Tomé island forest cobra or Pero Escobar's cobra, is a species of snakes in the family Elapidae. It was previously considered as a African mainland forest cobra (''Naja melanoleuca'') introduced by the Portuguese to limit proliferations by rats. However, it was recently discovered to be a different species, endemic to the island of São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe. The holotype was found near the beach Praia Inhame, southwest of Porto Alegre. The Reptile Database It was named by Ceríaco et al. after the Portuguese explorer . ''Naja peroescobari'' is one of the few pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pêro Escobar
Pedro Escobar, also known as Pêro Escobar, was a 15th-century Portuguese navigator who discovered São Tomé (December 21, 1471), Annobón (January 1, 1472), Príncipe (January 17, 1472) islands, together with João de Santarém c. 1470. He is then recorded sailing with Diogo Cão on his first voyage in 1482, and as the pilot of the famous Bérrio caravel on Vasco da Gama’s first expedition in 1497 to sail directly from Europe to India. He was also on Pedro Álvares Cabral’s discovery of Brazil in 1500.Diffie, Shafer, Winius, Bailey Wallys, Boyd C., George Davison, "Foundations of the Portuguese empire, 1415–1580", p. 188, In 1471, working in the service of Lisbon merchant Fernão Gomes, who had a concession for the exploration and trade in the Gulf of Guinea, Pedro Escobar helped to discover the gold industry that would grow around Elmina Elmina, also known as Edina by the local Fante, is a town and the capital of the Komenda/Edina/Eguafo/Abirem District on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Beaches Of São Tomé And Príncipe
São Tomé and Príncipe have a number of beaches. São Tomé Beaches on São Tomé Island include: *Praia dos Tamarinos * Praia das Conchas *Praia Guegue *Praia Samérica *Praia da Mutamba *Praia das Plancas *Praia Grande *Praia de Rosema *Praia das Furnas *Praia da Moça *Praia do Fogo *Praia de Santa Catarina *Praia Capito *Praia da Palma *Praia da Pipa *Praia da Lança *Praia Sambangombe *Praia do Portinho *Praia Xixi *Praia Vá Inhá *Praia Jalé *Praia da Piscina *Praia Inhame *Praia Istanga (Ponta Cavingui) *Praia Istanga (Ponta Baleia) *Praia Micondo *Praia de Monte Mário *Praia Grande *Praia Zongonhin *Praia da Mandioca *Praia de Diogo Afonso *Praia Capitango *Praia Pesqueira *Praia da Azeitona *Praia Ió Grande *Praia do Gato *Praia Angobó *Praia de Angra Toldo *Praia da Colónia Açoriana *Praia do Morrão *Praia do Rei *Praia do Amador *Praia Congo *Praia do Almoxarife *Praia das Pombas *Praia do Melão *Praia do Lagarto *Praia da Nazaré *Praia Gamboa *Praia da Cru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beaches Of São Tomé And Príncipe
A beach is a landform alongside a body of water which consists of loose particles. The particles composing a beach are typically made from rock, such as sand, gravel, shingle, pebbles, etc., or biological sources, such as mollusc shells or coralline algae. Sediments settle in different densities and structures, depending on the local wave action and weather, creating different textures, colors and gradients or layers of material. Though some beaches form on inland freshwater locations such as lakes and rivers, most beaches are in coastal areas where wave or current action deposits and reworks sediments. Erosion and changing of beach geologies happens through natural processes, like wave action and extreme weather events. Where wind conditions are correct, beaches can be backed by coastal dunes which offer protection and regeneration for the beach. However, these natural forces have become more extreme due to climate change, permanently altering beaches at very rapid ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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