Ilhéu Grande

Ilhéu Grande (Portuguese meaning the Big Islet, Cape Verdean Creole, written in ALUPEC: "Djeu Grandi") is part of the Ilhéus Secos islet group. Its location is in the west and it represents the largest islet of the chain. The etymology or its origin of name is the big islet in which is the largest islet of the chain. They are administratively a part of the municipality of Brava. The island is a volcanic seamount.

Geography

The islet contains dry grasslands and rocky coastlines. Its length is around 1.5 km from southwest to northeast and the width is approximately 600 to 800 m from east to west.

Panorama

The islet can definitely be seen from the northern part of Brava and in the northern Fontainhas mountain range. The islets can rarely be seen in the higher elevations of the western part of the island of Fogo.

Nearest islands and islets

*Ilhéu de Cima, east
*Fogo, southeast
*Brava, south

External links

*Map and aerial photos:
**Street map information from: [http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?latlongtype=decimal&latitude=14.85&longitude=-24.7833&zoom=6 Mapquest] , [http://local.live.com/map.aspx?&lats1=14.85&lons1=-24.7833&alts1=35 Windows LiveLocal] or [http://maps.google.com/maps?||=14.85,-24.7833 Google] or [http://maps.yahoo.com/maps_result?lat=14.85&lon=-24.7833&mag=2 Yahoo! Maps]
**Satellite
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