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Príncipe
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Map of São Tomé and Príncipe with Príncipe near the top
Geography
Location São Tomé and Príncipe
Coordinates 1°37′N 7°24′E / 1.617°N 7.400°E / 1.617; 7.400
Demographics
Demonym Príncipean or Principean
Population 5,000

Príncipe is the northern and smaller of the two major islands of the country of São Tomé and Príncipe. It is in the sea to the west of Africa. It has an area of 136 square kilometres (53 sq mi). Close to 5,000 people live there. The island is a heavily eroded volcano over three million years old. It is surrounded by other smaller islands including Ilheu Bom Bom, Ilhéu Caroço, Tinhosa Grande and Tinhosa Pequena. Príncipe rises in the south to 948 metres (3,110 ft) at Pico de Príncipe, in a part of the Obo National Park that is covered with trees. The north and centre of the island were formerly plantations, most of them formed by Portuguese colonialists using slave labor. These concentrated initially on producing sugar and later on cocoa, becoming the world's greatest cocoa producer. Since independence these plantations have since largely gone back to being forest.

Príncipe was the site where Einstein's Theory of Relativity was experimentally proved successful by Arthur Stanley Eddington and his team during the total solar eclipse of May 29, 1919.

Images for kids

  • Príncipe sunbird (Anabathmis hartlaubii) male

    Príncipe sunbird

  • Príncipe golden weaver (Ploceus princeps) male

    Príncipe golden weaver

  • Príncipe speirops (Zosterops leucophaeus)

    Príncipe speirops

  • Principe glossy starling (Lamprotornis ornatus)

    Principe glossy starling

  • Príncipe puddle frog (Phrynobatrachus dispar)

    Príncipe puddle frog

  • Oceanic tree frog (Hyperolius drewesi)

    Oceanic tree frog

  • Praia Boi

    Praia do Boi, in Príncipe

  • Praia Banana - panoramio

    Praia das Bananas, São Tomé and Príncipe

  • Principe Island 3441

    Carambola in Príncipe

  • Principe 3181

    Lagoa do Caixão, Príncipe Island

  • Principe 1220

    Beach in Príncipe

  • Igreja Nossa Senhora da Conceicao (21130421485)

    Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Conceição, in Santo António, São Tomé and Príncipe.

  • Bom Bom Island Bridge (21050088389)

    Bom Bom Islet, Príncipe

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Isla de Príncipe para niños

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