Caravela

Caravela's sandy beach

Traditional houses in Caravela

Caravela is the northernmost island of the Bissagos Islands of Guinea-Bissau, it is the seat of the Sector of Caravela. The area is 128 km, its length is 19.345 km and its width is 10 km. Its 2008 population was 4,662. The island is heavily forested with mangroves. It also has white, sandy beaches. Caravela has a small airfield.

Neighboring islands includes Carache nearly a kilometer from the island shore, Unhacomo and Unhacomozinho further south, it is 55 km south-southwest from the coastline of the mainland.

Data and Facts

Area: 128 km²
Coastline: 56 km
Distance to next Island: 1 km
Distance to the Coast: 37 km
ICAO Code: GGCV

Coordinates: 11°34′N 16°16′W / 11.567°N 16.267°W / 11.567; -16.267

Bolama Region
Bolama (capital)
Sectors	Bolama Bubaque Caravela
Islands	Bissagos Islands: Bolama Bubaque Carache Caravela Enu Formosa Galinhas João Viera Maio Meneque Orango Orangozinho Roxa Rubane Soga Unhacomo Uno Uracane
Parks	Orango Islands National Park Joao Vieira Poilao Islands Marine National Park

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