Tigres Island
This article is about the island in Angola. For the island in Honduras, see Tiger Island. For other uses, see Tiger Island (disambiguation).
| Native name: <span class="nickname" ">Ilha dos Tigres | |
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  Tigres Island | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Atlantic Ocean |
| Coordinates | 16°36′S 11°41′E / 16.600°S 11.683°ECoordinates: 16°36′S 11°41′E / 16.600°S 11.683°E |
| Area | 98 km2 (38 sq mi) |
| Length | 20 km (12 mi) |
| Width | 6 km (3.7 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 30 m (100 ft) |
| Administration | |
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Angola | |
| Province | Namibe Province |
| Demographics | |
| Population | uninhabited |
Tigres Island (Portuguese: Ilha dos Tigres) is an island in Angola.[1] It is situated in the Namibe Province.
History
It is the largest island of Angola; its area is 98 km². It once had been a small peninsula in Baia dos Tigres known as Península dos Tigres with a well established fishing village named Tigres.
The ocean broke through the isthmus of the peninsula in 1962 and the water line was severed. Tigres became an island overnight with no water supply. Later Tigres and the pump station at the Cunene river mouth were abandoned, and have become ghost towns slowly being reclaimed by the desert.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ "Ilha dos Tigres". Mapcarta. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- ↑ Foz do Cunene to Lobito - Fishing Spots and Beaches in Angola South
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