Sao Tome E Principe (Noun)
Meaning
Island nation in the South Atlantic off the west coast of Africa; achieved independence from Portugal in 1975; has enormous offshore oil reserves.
Classification
Nouns denoting spatial position.
Examples
- Sao Tome e Principe is an archipelago island nation located in the Gulf of Guinea, approximately 300 kilometers west of the coast of Gabon in central Africa.
- Oil exploration in the waters of Sao Tome e Principe suggests oil reserves estimated to be worth billions of US dollars.
- Prior to gaining independence from Portugal in 1975, Sao Tome e Principe served as a major hub for the transatlantic slave trade in West Africa.
- Its unique location played a vital role in making Sao Tome e Principe a popular trading post for European colonizers during their ventures into Africa.
- The country of Sao Tome e Principe possesses dual island tropical ecosystems that have been largely untouched since their colonial days.