Santa Luzia is an

island An island (or isle) is an isolated piece of habitat that is surrounded by a dramatically different habitat, such as water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, skerries, cays or keys. An island ...

of the Barlavento archipelago in Cape Verde located between São Nicolau and São Vicente, the channel of Santa Luzia separates the island of São Vicente and is 8 km wide. The area is 34.2 km².Resolução nº 36/2016
Estratégia e Plano Nacional de Negócios das Áreas Protegidas Like all Cape Verdean islands, it is of volcanic origin. The highest point is Topona (elevation ). Santa Luzia is 12.4 km long and 5.3 km wide.Cabo Verde, Statistical Yearbook 2015
Instituto Nacional de Estatística, p. 25 Administratively, it is not part of any municipality, but in the public domain of the state of Cape Verde.Proposta do Plano de Gestão da Reserva Natural de Santa Luzia, ilhéus Branco e Raso
p. 30 Together with the islets of Ilhéu Branco and Ilhéu Raso, Santa Luzia is on the tentative list of UNESCO's

World Heritage Site A World Heritage Site is a landmark or area with legal protection by an international convention administered by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). World Heritage Sites are designated by UNESCO for h ...

s.Complexe d’aires Protégées de l’île de Santa Luzia et des Ilots Branco et Raso
UNESCO Santa Luzia, Ilhéu Branco and Ilhéu Raso were declared a protected area as Santa Luzia Nature Reserve (''Reserva Natural Integral de Santa Luzia'') in 1990. In addition to the islands proper (), the nature reserve covers of ocean. The island has never had permanent inhabitants, but it has been used for grazing animals. In the 20th century, a

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station was built. Today, fishermen from the nearby islands of São Vicente and Santo Antão fish in the waters around the island. ''

Conus santaluziensis ''Conus santaluziensis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones. These snails are predatory and venomous Venom or zootoxin is a type of toxin produced by an anima ...

'' is a species of sea snails found in the waters of Santa Luzia.World Register of Marine Species
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References

External links

Santa Luzia at Protected Areas of Cape Verde website
{{Authority control Uninhabited islands of Cape Verde Former populated places in Cape Verde