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Sao Jorge Island
This picturesque island is located 7km east of Vasco-da-Gama and is set in the water of river Zuari. It is connected by a narrow causeway to the left bank of Zuari, off the National Highway 17A.
Besides a lighthouse, there is not much to see on this wooded island.
Grande Island
It is located south of pequeno and is divided into two parts by a little strait.
One part which has a 20th century shipwreck, is privately owned. It has a tiny bay and is a well-known scuba diving site . The other part has a jetty, which is under the Indian Navy, and is a prohibited area.
It also has a freshwater spring, which attracts tourists, but has little or no beach.
The relics of an observatory and a lighthouse atop the hill affords breath-taking views. It can be reached by boats from Vasco, Bogmalo, Dona Paula, Calangute and Colva.
Pequeno Island
It is also known as Bat island and is just over a kilometer from Baina beach of vasco-da-Gama.
Canacona Island
Cambariem Island
Anjediva Island
Butterfly Island
Crocodile Island
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