The giant skink native to these islands was wiped out by starving prisoners seeking food.
The giant skink native to these islands was wiped out by starving prisoners seeking food. This nation's islands are divided into the Barleyento group in the north and the Sotavento in the south. Its mountain of Pedra de Lune contains a number of salt lakes in its crater and Boa Vista contains a miniature sandy desert with notably tall dunes, the consequence of the Harmattan wind this nation regularly receives and is attempting to harness for a quarter of its energy output via windpower. Also containing an active volcano at Fogo, for 10 points, identify this nation where the island of Santiago contains its capital of Praia, an island nation southwest of the Canary Islands and due west of the western coast of Africa.
The giant skink native to these islands was wiped out by starving prisoners seeking food.
Cape Verde Islands [or Cabo Verde; or Kabu Verd]