Ilhéu dos Pássaros

Ilhéu de Pássaros (in Cape Verdean Creole: "Djeu") is an islet located between 2 to 3 kilometres NW of the island of São Vicente (Mindelo) and also 2 kilometres northwest of the Mindelo's nearby point, the João Ribeira. They are administratively a part of the municipality of São Vicente. The islet is a volcanic seamount.

Geography

The islet contains dry grasslands and rock ledges that elevate up to 40 m. Its length and width is around 150 metres. It forms the boundary with the Mindelo Bay and the Canal de São Vicente and is in the Atlantic Ocean.

Panorama

The islet can definitely be seen from the southern part of the island of Santo Antão and the western and the northern half of the island of São Vicente excluding the southern, the southeastern and the eastern parts especially form Monte Verde, Lazareto, Monte Cara and around the bay and the city of Mindelo. The islet also features a lighthouse. The islet has been photographed online including [http://www.mindelo.info] , bluediscovery.com and ecaboverde.com, see External links with more info.

Nearest islands and islets

*Santo Antão, north
*São Vicente, east, south and west

External links

* [http://www.ecaboverde.com/img203.htm Ilhéu dos Pássaros on ecaboverde.com] - Retrieved or added in 2005
*Map and aerial photos:
**Street map information from: [http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?latlongtype=decimal&latitude=16.85&longitude=-24.98&zoom=6 Mapquest] , [http://local.live.com/map.aspx?&lats1=16.85&lons1=-24.98&alts1=35 Windows LiveLocal] or [http://maps.google.com/maps?||=16.85,-24.98 Google] or [http://maps.yahoo.com/maps_result?lat=16.85&lon=-24.98&mag=2 Yahoo! Maps]
**Satellite
http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=16.85,-24.98&spn=0.11,0.18&t=k Google] or [http://virtualearth.msn.com/default.aspx?cp=16.85|-24.98&style=h&lvl=15&v=1 Microsoft Virtual Earth] - image now available