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'''Cape Verde''' is a town on the [[Terra Aurora]] map, located on the archipelago and island country of the same name in the real world. It is run by veteran player [[GymSock17]]. Its location far off the African coast leaves the town fairly isolated, but it a popular stop amongst travelers who are crossing the Atlantic in the area as the town's borders can provide protection in an otherwise largely unclaimed area.

The Isle of Brave currently has no structures on the island, nor do the tiny Dry Islets to the north of the island.

The Isle of Fire is a volcanic island. It home to the Volcanic Mine, the main mining facility for the archipelago. To the east of the island, the Cape Verde Arena is currently under construction. The 16-chunk stadium will be capable of hosting various PvP events, has working redstone gates, a glass roof for natural lighting, and redstone lights that toggle on and off in accordance with the time of day. Scorchbound's Stronghold is located underneath the island, built out of a hollowed-out base discovered there by GymSock17 in November 2022, whose original creator is unknown.

Santiago is the main island of Cape Verde. The island is home to the town's spawn, hosts a visitor center, a terrace farm, GymSock17's house, Santiago Square, HawtDawg__'s Tower, the former Santiago Mine, and two piers, one on the north end of the island and the other on the south.

May Island houses the May Island Facility, which is home to various farm animals. It also has a glowberry vineyard.

Saint Nicholas is largely covered in trees. The island has a Japanese-styled house on the east end of the island constructed in December 2022. The island a pier on the west end connected to the road that crosses the island east-west.

Saint Lucy along with the two nearby islets are uninhabited. Saint Lucy itself is protected as a nature reserve, with trees, flowers, tall grass, and a number of different animals, primarily parrots.

Saint Vincent is largely empty, save for a pier on the southeast end of the island, and a road that covers the island east-west.

Saint Anthony, the second-largest island in the archipelago, is almost entirely undisturbed from how it appears from the day the Aurora map launched because the island has been illegally occupied by a squatter. This lone squatter is an enigma, as they do not move their character, they do not talk, they do not mine, they do not build. All they do is long in every day, vote, and log off. They do this every single day with no exceptions and have done so for over two years now. Any and all attempts to message the squatter through signs placed in their controlled vicinity and by messaging in-game have all gone unanswered. If they are in the EarthMC Discord, they are not under their in-game name, making it unclear who they are, and not able to be contacted.

The primary economic activity on Cape Verde is farming, fishing and tourism.  

The main island in the archipelago, Santiago, is home to a terrace farm which is used to grow sugarcane, wheat and potatoes. There is also an underwater dome next to the island connected to GymSock17's house that grows beets.

The island's presence of providing protected claim areas that can act as a rest stop for players travelling across the Atlantic. The island of Goodview (Boa Vista) is home to a dedicated rest stop for players to use as shelter should they ever need it.