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Bijagos : the lost archipelago of West Africa
Go off the beaten track to the Bijagos Archipelago, which comprises 88 semitropical islands, only 23 of which are inhabited
The islands contain a high degree of biodiversity, with mangrove forests, saltwater swamps and palm trees interspersed with zones of dry forest, coastal savanna and sand banks. Island rivers release nutrient-rich freshwater into the ocean, creating a breeding ground and habitat for many species, including...
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Bijagos : the lost archipelago of West Africa
Go off the beaten track to the Bijagos Archipelago, which comprises 88 semitropical islands, only 23 of which are inhabited
The islands contain a high degree of biodiversity, with mangrove forests, saltwater swamps and palm trees interspersed with zones of dry forest, coastal savanna and sand banks. Island rivers release nutrient-rich freshwater into the ocean, creating a breeding ground and habitat for many species, including crocodile, fish, crustaceans and mollusks, and the symbolically important sea turtles, manatees and hippopotamus, which are important in Bijagos cosmology. Each year, around 1 million local and migratory birds from as far away as Siberia and Northern Europe settle in the archipelago to breed.
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