How to identify São Tomé and Príncipe in GeoGuessr?

Q: How to identify São Tomé and Príncipe in GeoGuessr?

- Utility poles resemble those in {{% goto "../../europe/portugal/" "Portugal" %}} and {{% goto "../../cs_america/brazil/" "Brazil" %}} - Image quality is poor and the Google car blur is large - Portuguese is used, and signage is almost the same as {{% goto "../../europe/portugal/" "Portugal" %}} - Country domain: .st

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How to Distinguish

Utility poles resemble those in Portugal and Brazil
Image quality is poor and the Google car blur is large
Portuguese is used, and signage is almost the same as Portugal
Country domain: .st

Signs you can find

Utility poles similar to those in Portugal and Brazil can be found . The islands were a Portuguese colony until independence in 1975.

Thin black license plates are used

Saotome GeoGuessr guide image showing Downtown Sao Tome Africa

Public Domain

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São Tomé Island
Príncipe Island

If you can see a black Google car, yellow taxis, tall mountains, or a divided road even in the countryside, it is more likely São Tomé Island. Cocoa, coffee, and sugarcane plantations are also more common on São Tomé. The population is larger and the highest peak exceeds 2,000m.

Saotome GeoGuessr guide image showing Market Sao Tome Africa

The highest peak is about 950m, and the mountainous southern half is a nature reserve with few residents.

By Antoniodabreu - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, Link

Reference Pages

São Tomé and Príncipe (wikipedia)

São Tomé and Príncipe Democratic Republic

How to Distinguish

Signs you can find

Narrow down city/town

Reference Pages

Countries and territories in Africa