Ilhéu Caroço, also called Ilhéu Boné de Jóquei, which translates to Jokey Cap Island, is an uninhabited islet in the
Gulf of Guinea
The Gulf of Guinea (French language, French: ''Golfe de Guinée''; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Golfo de Guinea''; Portuguese language, Portuguese: ''Golfo da Guiné'') is the northeasternmost part of the tropical Atlantic Ocean from Cape Lopez i ...
, part of
São Tomé and Príncipe
São Tomé and Príncipe, officially the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe, is an island country in the Gulf of Guinea, off the western equatorial coast of Central Africa. It consists of two archipelagos around the two main isla ...
. The islet is located about 2.5 km southeast of the island of
Príncipe
Príncipe (; ) is the smaller, northern major island of the country of São Tomé and Príncipe lying off the west coast of Africa in the Gulf of Guinea. It has an area of (including offshore islets) and a population of 7,324 at the 2012 Cens ...
. Its area is about 0.4 km. The islet is steep, rocky and wooded, and rises to 305 metres elevation.
Just off the coast is another much smaller islet.
References
Caroco
Príncipe
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