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Branco Island, Barlavento Islands, Cape Verdei
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Branco IslandIsland
Barlavento IslandsGroup of Islands
Cape VerdeCountry

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Mindat Locality ID:
405342
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:405342:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Branco, Îles de Barlavento, Cap-Vert
German:
Ilhéu Branco, Ilhas de Barlavento, Kap Verde
Italian:
Ilhéu Branco, Ilhas do Barlavento, Capo Verde
Portuguese:
Branco, Ilhas de Barlavento, Cabo Verde
Russian:
Бранку, Остров Барловенто, Кабо-Верде
Spanish:
Islote Blanco, Barlovento, Cabo Verde
Catalan:
Ilhéu Branco, illes de Barlavento, Cap Verd
Cebuano:
Ilhéu Branco, Ilhas do Barlavento, Cape Verde
Danish:
Ilhéu Branco, Barlavento, Kap Verde
Dutch:
Branco, Barlavento, Kaapverdië
Esperanto:
Insuleto Branco, Kaboverdo
Greek:
Μπράνκο, Πράσινο Ακρωτήριο
Japanese:
ブランコ島, バルラヴェント諸島, カーボベルデ
Lithuanian:
Branko sala, Priešvėjinės salos, Žaliasis Kyšulys
Low Saxon/Low German:
Branco, Ilhas de Barlavento, Kap Verde
Polish:
Ilhéu Branco, Wyspy Zawietrzne, Republika Zielonego Przylądka
Swedish:
Ilhéu Branco, Barlavento, Kap Verde


c. 4 km long and max 1.5 km wide. It consists predominantly of basaltic lavas, tuffs, breccias cut by numerous dikes.

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilh%C3%A9u_Branco
Wikidata ID:Q498999
GeoNames ID:3374834


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