''Sotavento'' is a Portuguese and Spanish word meaning "leeward". Places with that name include:
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Sotavento Algarvio, the eastern part of the Algarve region, Portugal, around Faro and Tavira
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Sotavento Islands
Cape Verde (formally, the Republic of Cabo Verde) is a group of arid Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic islands which are home to distinct communities of plants, birds, and reptiles.
Location and description
The Cape Verde Islands are located in the mid ...
, the southern group of Cape Verde islands
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Sotavento Region
Sotavento Region is one of the regions of Veracruz, Mexico.
Geography
Sotavento Region lies on the southern Gulf Coastal Plain. ''Sotavento'' means leeward, and the region lies in the rain shadow of the coastal Sierra de Chiconquiaco, which make ...
of the Mexican state of Veracruz
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