Coordinates: 0°14′30″N 6°45′35″E / 0.24167°N 6.75972°E / 0.24167; 6.75972

Ilhéu de Santana

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Ilhéu de Santana
File:São Tomé - Ilhéu Santana.jpg
Ilhéu de Santana, seen from São Tomé Island
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Geography
Locationeast of São Tomé near the town of Santana
Highest elevation50 m (160 ft)
Administration
Demographics
Population0

Ilhéu de Santana is an uninhabited island in the Gulf of Guinea and is one of the smaller islands of São Tomé and Príncipe. The islet is located 0.7 nmi (1.3 km) off the east coast of the island of São Tomé near the town of Santana in Cantagalo District. It is 50 metres high.[1] The islet was mentioned in the 1616 map by Jodocus Hondius as I. de S. Anne.[2]

References

  1. Sailing Directions (Enroute), Pub. 123: Southwest Coast of Africa (PDF). Sailing Directions. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2017. p. 76.
  2. 1616 map of the island of St Thomae by Jodocus Hondius, now at the French National Library

0°14′30″N 6°45′35″E / 0.24167°N 6.75972°E / 0.24167; 6.75972