where is cape verde located on a map
Cape Verde (/ ˌkeɪp ˈvɜːrd /) or Cabo Verde (/ ˌkɑːboʊ ˈvɜːrdeɪ /, / ˌkæb-/) (Portuguese: Cabo Verde, pronounced (ˈkaβu ˈveɾðɨ)), officially the Republic of Cabo Verde, is an island country spanning an archipelago of 10 volcanic islands in the central Atlantic Ocean. Located 570 kilometres (350 mi) west of the Cape Verde Peninsula in West Africa, the islands cover a combined area of slightly over 4,000 square kilometres (1,500 sq mi).