- 24°00′W / 15.000°N 24.000°W / 15.000; -24.000 The
Sotavento Islands (Portuguese:
Ilhas de
Sotavento, literally, the
Leeward Islands) is the
southern island...
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Sotavento is a
Portuguese and
Spanish word
meaning "leeward".
Places with that name include:
Sotavento Algarvio, the
eastern part of the
Algarve region...
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Sotavento is the
eastern region of the Algarve,
comprising the muni****lities of Alcoutim,
Castro Marim, Faro, Loulé, Olhão, São Brás de Alportel, Tavira...
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several islets,
divided into two groups:
Barlavento (windward)
islands Sotavento (leeward)
islands The
islands in the
Barlavento group are
Santo Antão...
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Martins Santo Antão: Luís
Romano Madeira de Melo The
Sotavento Creoles are
spoken in the
Sotavento Islands. Some characteristics: The
imperfective aspect...
- Las
Bobas Aves de
Sotavento, the
western group, with Isla Maceta, a
large mangrove-covered cay in the south. Isla Aves de
Sotavento Isla
Larga Cayo Tirra...
- Maio is the
easternmost of the
Sotavento islands of Cape Verde. Maio is
located south of the
island of Boa
Vista and east of Santiago. Administratively...
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early Spanish explorers called Puerto Rico and the
islands to the west
Sotavento,
meaning "leeward". The
islands to the
south and east of
Puerto Rico were...
- into two zones, one to the West (Barlavento) and
another to the East (
Sotavento).
Tourism and
related activities are
extensive and make up the bulk of...
- Antão, São Vicente,
Santa Luzia, São Nicolau, Sal, Boa Vista; and The
Sotavento Islands (leeward): Maio, Santiago, Fogo, Brava. The
largest island, both...
