Place details
Place nameCape Verde
Other namesRepública de Cabo Verde, Ilhas do Cabo Verde, Arquipélago de Cabo Verde, Cabo Verde, Republic of Cape Verde, Cape Verde Islands, Cap-Vert, République du Cap-Vert, Iles du Cap-Vert, Cap-Vert, îles du, Kaapverdische Eilanden, Kap Verde, CPV, CV, ISO132, CV00, Cape Verdean
Latitude16
Longitude-24
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Islands were uninhabited when the Venetian, Ca da Mosto, in the service of Henry of Portugal, arrived in 1456; made part of royal domain in 1495; colonized by settlers, and used as penal colony; official language is Portuguese, though a creole is often spoken.