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It is known worldwide for its biodiversity for whose conservation there is strong national and international consensus. But its geodiversity has played and continues to play a very important role in creating this unique habitat in sub-Saharan Africa, and represents an important asset in promoting local tourism, with a focus on the geological history of this remote island. The purpose of this study is to provide a comprehensive synthesis that is both up-to-date and inclusive, incorporating all the fundamental information and references on the geodiversity and the geological heritage of the Pr\u00edncipe Island. The geological heritage of Pr\u00edncipe Island is represented by ten geological heritage sites of different types (volcanological, geomorphological, sedimentological, and stratigraphical), and five viewpoints, whose geoheritage contents make it possible to support a narrative about the geological history of the Cameroon Volcanic Line that is of major relevance for the development of geoeducational resources and potentially appealing to fostering regional geotourism. Pr\u00edncipe geological heritage sites were inventoried and assessed using the same qualitative methodology previously applied to the geological heritage of S\u00e3o Tom\u00e9 Island, therefore making it possible to complete the country\u2019s national inventory of geological sites, as well as to enrich the representation of African geoheritage among the world\u2019s list of geological heritage sites.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/geosciences15090350","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,9,5]],"date-time":"2025-09-05T14:53:01Z","timestamp":1757083981000},"page":"350","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["The Geological Heritage of Pr\u00edncipe Island (West Africa)"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"15","author":[{"given":"Keynesm\u00e9nio","family":"Neto","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Geosciences Centre, Department of Earth Sciences, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, University of Coimbra, 3030-788 Coimbra, Portugal"},{"name":"Higher Institute of Education and Communication, University of S\u00e3o Tom\u00e9 and Pr\u00edncipe, R. da Caixa 194, S\u00e3o Tom\u00e9, Sao Tome and Principe, 3030-790 Coimbra, Portugal"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-7943-3148","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Maria Helena","family":"Henriques","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Geosciences Centre, Department of Earth Sciences, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, University of Coimbra, 3030-788 Coimbra, Portugal"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,9,5]]},"reference":[{"unstructured":"Gray, M. 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