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Designations
Ramsar Wetland
Official name
Archipel Bolama-Bijagós
Designated
14 January 2014
Reference no.
2198[1]
Map of Guinea Bissau with the Bissagos IslandsRamsar Site
The Bissagos Islands, also spelled Bijagós (Portuguese: Arquipélago dos Bijagós), are a group of about 88 islands and islets located in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Guinea-Bissau.[2] The archipelago was formed from the ancient delta of the Geba and Grande de Buba rivers and spans an area of 12,958 km2 (5,003 sq mi). 20 of its islands are populated year-round, including the most populated island, Bubaque, where the administrative capital is situated.
There is a high diversity of ecosystems: mangroves with intertidal zones, palm forests, dry and semi-dry forests, secondary and degraded forests, coastal savanna, sand banks and aquatic zones. The archipelago was declared a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in 1996.
^"Archipel Bolama-Bijagós". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
^"Focus - Guinea-Bissau's Bijagos Islands: A sanctuary of biodiversity under threat". 10 September 2021.
The BissagosIslands, also spelled Bijagós (Portuguese: Arquipélago dos Bijagós), are a group of about 88 islands and islets located in the Atlantic Ocean...
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much less to expand it. When the Estado Novo imposed police on the BissagosIslands in 1935–36, it completed its control of Guinea. Between the 1930s and...
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