island of Corisco

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The island of Corisco is a small, historically significant island in the Gulf of Guinea that forms part of Equatorial Guinea’s territory.

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Label Occurrences
island of Corisco canonical 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical feature ⓘ
island ⓘ
administrativeDivisionOf Republic of Equatorial Guinea ⓘ
linked to: Equatorial Guinea
area approximately 15 square kilometres ⓘ
approximately 6 square miles ⓘ
belongsToArchipelago Corisco and Elobey Islands ⓘ
climate humid ⓘ
tropical ⓘ
colonialHistory Spanish colonial rule ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
country Equatorial Guinea ⓘ
disputedStatus historically subject to boundary discussions with Gabon ⓘ
economicActivity fishing ⓘ
local trade ⓘ
small-scale agriculture ⓘ
elevation low-lying ⓘ
environment coastal ⓘ
ethnicGroups Benga ⓘ
Fang ⓘ
formerColonialPower Spain ⓘ
hasFeature mangroves ⓘ
sandy beaches ⓘ
tropical vegetation ⓘ
hasNaturalResource marine fisheries ⓘ
historicalSignificance Atlantic slave trade ⓘ
colonial-era trading post ⓘ
pre-colonial trade ⓘ
languageSpoken Benga ⓘ
Fang ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ
locatedIn Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
Gulf of Guinea ⓘ
locatedNear Corisco Bay ⓘ
Mouth of the Muni River ⓘ
locatedOffCoastOf Gabon ⓘ
nearbyIslands Elobey Chico ⓘ
Elobey Grande ⓘ
partOf Equatorial Guinea ⓘ
Litoral Province ⓘ
populationStatus sparsely populated ⓘ
region Central Africa ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
traditional African religions ⓘ
sovereignty Equatorial Guinea ⓘ
terrain flat ⓘ
timeZone UTC+1 ⓘ
usedFor navigation landmark in the Gulf of Guinea ⓘ

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