NICOLAS, St, an island of the Atlantic ocean, and one of the most considerable of those of Cape Verd, lying between Santa Lucia and St Jago. It is of a triangular figure, and about 75 miles in length. The land is stony, mountainous, and barren; there are a great many goats in a valley inhabited by the Portugese. W. Long. 33. 35. N. Lat. 17. 0.