Cape Verde Oasis
GUI Dongwei1,2LIN Jingwu1,3 Sameh Kotb ABD-ELMABOD4 LIU Chuang5
1 Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography，Chinese Academy of Sciences，Urumqi 830011，China2 Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry，Chinese Academy of Sciences3 University of Chinese Academy of Sciences，Beijing 100049，China4 Soils & Water Use Department，Agricultural and Biological Research Institute，National Research Centre，Cairo 12622，Egypt5 Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research，Chinese Academy of Sciences，Beijing 100101，China
DOI:10.3974/geodb.2025.08.12.V1
Published:Aug. 2025
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Key Words：
Cape Verde,oasis,Africa,data encyclopedia
Abstract：
Cape Verde Oasis, located in the central North Atlantic Ocean, between 14°54′01″N and 17°02′06″N, 22°41′17″W and 25°04′41″W. The total area of the Cape Verde Oasis is 167.26 km² (Albers). It consists of 30 individual oases, including Praia Oasis, Mindelo Oasis and Sal Rei Oasis, etc. Among them, the Praia Oasis is the largest one with an area of 31.89 km². The dataset was developed based on Google Earth 2020 imagery and related maps. The dataset is archived in .kmz and .shp data formats, and consists of 17 data files with data size of 6.57 MB (Compressed into 2 files with 2.65 MB).
Foundation Item：
Chinese National Committee for Man and the Biosphere Programme, UNESCO (2023)
Data Citation：
GUI Dongwei, LIN Jingwu, Sameh Kotb AB, LIU Chuang. Cape Verde Oasis[J/DB/OL]. Digital Journal of Global Change Data Repository, 2025. https://doi.org/10.3974/geodb.2025.08.12.V1.
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Data Product:
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Data Name |
Data Size |
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| 1 |
CapeVerdeOasis.kmz |
1095.10KB |
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| 2 |
CapeVerdeOasisshp.rar |
1627.67KB |
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