Ilhéu Bom Bom is an island in the

Gulf of Guinea The Gulf of Guinea is the northeasternmost part of the tropical Atlantic Ocean from Cape Lopez in Gabon, north and west to Cape Palmas in Liberia. The intersection of the Equator and Prime Meridian (zero degrees latitude and longitude) is in the ...

. The islet is located near the north coast of the island of

Príncipe Príncipe is the smaller, northern major island of the country of São Tomé and Príncipe lying off the west coast of Africa in the Gulf of Guinea. It has an area of (including offshore islets) and a population of 7,324 at the 2012 Census;

, one of the main islands of

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 i ...

and is almost completely forested. Its population is 15 (2008 est.). 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. Its focal height is 64 meters and its range is . Bom Bom Island - Sao Tome and Principe

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

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* Islands of São Tomé and Príncipe Populated coastal places in São Tomé and Príncipe Populated places in the Autonomous Region of Príncipe {{SaoTomePrincipe-geo-stub