Bissa'gos Islands, a group of small volcanic islands, about 30 in all, off the west coast of Africa, opposite the mouth of the Rio Grande. The islands are inclosed by a reef, and, with a few exceptions, are thickly wooded; many of them densely peopled. There are several fine ports, but the climate is excessively dangerous for Europeans. The principal islands belong to the Portuguese, whose governor resides at Bolama.
Bissa'gos Islands
Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 2: Beaugency to Cataract, p. 190
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