Ilhéu Quixibá

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Ilhéu Quixiba
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Ilhéu Quixiba
Location off São Tomé Island
Geography
Location Southeast of the island of São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe
Coordinates 0°04′24″N6°35′10″E / 0.0733°N 6.5861°E / 0.0733; 6.5861 Coordinates: 0°04′24″N6°35′10″E / 0.0733°N 6.5861°E / 0.0733; 6.5861
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Ilhéu Quixibá is an uninhabited islet in the Gulf of Guinea and is one of the smaller islands of São Tomé and Príncipe. [1] The islet lies 0.3 km off the southeast coast of the island of São Tomé.

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