CAPE VERDE ISLANDS
A group of volcanic islands in the eastern Atlantic Ocean off the coast of West Africa. A Cape Verde hurricane originates near here.
Meanwhile, the depression that became hurricane Isabel originated near the Cape Verde islands, strengthening as it moved westward.
A Cape Verde-type hurricane is a tropical cyclone that develops near the Cape Verde islands, off the west coast of Africa, and becomes a hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean.
Harmattan The dry, dusty trade wind blowing off the Sahara Desert across the Gulf of Guinea and the Cape Verde Islands. Sometimes called the DOCTOR, because of its supposed healthful properties.
are asking the ultimate question - How do the Saharan Air Layer and the African Easterly Wave mingle to create tropical cyclones? The answer lies 350 miles off the coast of Africa in the volcanic chain of islands known as the Cape Verde Islands.
 See also: Ocean, Norther, Air, Storm, Season
  
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