Cabo Verde
West African islands
Cabo Verde is an island nation in the Atlantic Ocean off the west coast of Africa, formerly known in English as Cape Verde.
The Portuguese name has become standard in international usage since the country requested it in 2013.
She spent a year teaching in Cabo Verde.
- Lusophone AfricaContinental regions speaking Iberian tongue
- African diasporaGlobal spread from one continent
- volcanic islandsLand formed by underwater eruptions
- volcanic peaksSummits above magma chambers
- salt flatsMineral-crusted evaporite terrain
Creole · Creole culture · Angola · Ghana · drought resistant · trade winds · Morocco · Atlantic Ocean · transatlantic crossing · remittances · archipelago · Sahel · beaches · fishing · island hopping · islands · drought · diaspora
island vs. mainland geography
Cabo VerdeSenegal
West African republic
Mauritania · Chad · Mali · Niger · Eurasia
climate/environment (arid vs. lush)
Cabo VerdeSeychelles
East African island country
Mauritius · Madagascar · Comoros · Hawaiian Islands · Fiji