Ilhéu Bom Bom

Ilhéu Bom Bom is an island in the Gulf of Guinea. The islet is located near the north coast of the island of Príncipe, one of the main islands of São Tomé and Príncipe, and is almost completely forested. Its population is 15 (2008 est.).^[1] There is a tourist resort on the island. The island is connected to the main island of Príncipe by a footbridge. There is a lighthouse on the island built in 1997.^[2] Its focal height is 64 meters (210 ft) and its range is 12 nmi (22 km; 14 mi).^[3]

Ilhéu Bom Bom

Ilhéu Bom Bom

Map of São Tomé and Príncipe with Ilhéu Bombom at the top
Geography
Location	São Tomé and Príncipe
Coordinates	1.698855°N 7.402632°E / 1.698855; 7.402632
Administration
São Tomé and Príncipe
Demographics
Population	15 (2008)

Since 2012, it forms a part of the UNESCO's Island of Príncipe Biosphere Reserve.^[4]

References

1. "Evolução da população São-Tomense por localidades, 2001/2007-08" (PDF). Instituto Nacional de Estatística. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-02-09.
2. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of São Tomé and Príncipe". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
3. List of Lights, Pub. 113: The West Coasts of Europe and Africa, the Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea and Azovskoye More (Sea of Azov) (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2018. p. 442.
4. "World Network of Biosphere Reserves". Island of Príncipe. UNESCO. Retrieved 1 June 2016.

External links

• Media related to Ilhéu Bombom at Wikimedia Commons