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7 unusual facts about São Tomé Island


Afrocarpus mannii

Afrocarpus mannii is an evergreen coniferous tree native to the Afromontane forests of São Tomé Island in the Gulf of Guinea, growing at altitudes of 1,300 m up to the summit at 2,024 m.

Air São Tomé and Príncipe

On May 23, 2006, Air São Tomé and Príncipe's only aircraft, a DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 300, crashed in Ana Chaves Bay in the north east of São Tomé Island during a training flight.

Cameroon goby

Wheelerigobius wirtzi, the Cameroon goby, is a species of goby native to the Atlantic coast of Africa where it is so far known from Victoria Bay, Cameroon and São Tomé Island.

San Tomé

São Tomé Island, one of two islands and provinces in nation of São Tomé and Príncipe

São Tomé and Príncipe Championship

Currently, there are 16 teams participating in the São Tomé and Principe Championship, 10 teams from São Tomé Island and 6 teams from Príncipe Island.

The championship is decided in a match between the São Tomé Island champions and the Príncipe Island champions.

São Tomé shrew

The São Tomé shrew (Crocidura thomensis) is a white-toothed shrew approximately three inches long found only on São Tomé Island, São Tomé and Príncipe.


Ilhéu das Cabras

The islet is located just north of the coast of the island of São Tomé north of the city of and east of the island's northernmost point and north of the Água Grande and Lobata district boundary.

Ilhéu de Santana

The islet is located just off the east coast of the island of São Tomé near the town of Santana in Cantagalo District.

Wildlife of São Tomé and Príncipe

São Tomé and Príncipe are oceanic islands which have always been separate from mainland West Africa and so there is a relatively low diversity of species, restricted to those that have managed to cross the sea to the islands.


see also

Cabras

Ilhéu das Cabras - an island chain located a few kilometres north of São Tomé Island in São Tomé and Príncipe