Corisco
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Corisco, Mandj, or Mandyi, is a small island of Equatorial Guinea, located southwest of the Río Muni estuary that defines the border with Gabon. Corisco, whose name derives from the Portuguese word for lightning, has an area of , and its highest point is above sea level. The most important settlement on the island is Gobe.
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- Corisco
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- Equatorial Guinea
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- 14
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- 6
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- 5
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- 35 m
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- Litoral
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- island
- Country
- Equatorial Guinea
- Located in
- Litoral
- Area
- 14
- Body of water
- Gulf of Guinea
- Image
- Corisco Island Equatorial Guinea.jpg
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- Commons category
- Corisco
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
Sources (3)
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Article · Deutsch
Corisco ist eine afrikanische Insel, Teil von Äquatorialguinea. Sie liegt 24 Kilometer vom Festland entfernt in der . Sie hat eine Fläche von 14 Quadratkilometern, ihr höchster Punkt liegt 35 Meter über dem Meer. Der Name Corisco stammt von dem portugiesischen Wort für „Blitz“.
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