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, part of

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. The islets lie about off the southeast coast of the island of

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. The largest islet is 42 metres high. The islets were mentioned as "Seven Steen" (17th century Dutch for "seven stones") in the 1665 map by

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.1665 map of the island of St Thomé
by Johannes Vingboons, now at the

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Uninhabited islands of São Tomé and Príncipe Caué District {{SaoTomePrincipe-geo-stub