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           | Description | 
           Satellite image of Guinea-Bissau in January 2003. | 
          
          
           | Date | 
           3 January 2003 | 
          
          
           | Source | 
           Cropped from original:  http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/view_rec.php?id=4841 | 
          
          
           | Author | 
           Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC | 
          
         
         
        The Islands are known as  Bijagos Archipelago, in English,  Bissagos in portuguese, one of them, nearest to the coast towards the centre of the image, furthest to the East being  Bolama
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