Bom Bom Island, Sao Tome and Principe
Bom Bom is a small islet off Príncipe, the smaller of the two main islands of São Tomé and Príncipe, about 140 km northeast of São Tomé in the Gulf of Guinea. More about Bom Bom Island →
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About Bom Bom Island
Bom Bom is a small islet off Príncipe, the smaller of the two main islands of São Tomé and Príncipe, about 140 km northeast of São Tomé in the Gulf of Guinea.
Príncipe is volcanic and among the oldest of the gulf's oceanic islands, formed about 31 million years ago, with gentler land in the north and peaks of up to 948 m in the south, where primary rainforest survives. The whole island and its islets, Bom Bom included, form a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, important for sea turtles, seabirds, whales and dolphins, and coral reefs.
The islets are uninhabited, though a resort stands in the Bom Bom area, set between two sandy beaches. The island's small capital, Santo António, is about 9 km away by road, and a total solar eclipse seen on Príncipe once helped confirm Einstein's theory of relativity.
- Climate
- Warm all year. Based on long-term averages for São Tomé and Príncipe as a whole, highs are about 26 to 29 C and lows about 20 to 22 C. The main dry season runs from about June to August, with about 40 to 90 mm of rain a month, and these are also the coolest months. Rain is heaviest in October and November, at about 280 to 340 mm a month, and stays at about 150 to 230 mm a month from December to May. Rainfall is about 2,200 mm a year. These are country-wide figures, as no local station averages are available. All figures are approximate.
- Time zone
- Greenwich Mean Time
- Currency
- São Tomé and Príncipe dobra (STN)