from PIL import Image

# Load the original image that has the Cape Verde Islands

image_path = "/mnt/data/A_wooden_wall_clock_dedicated_to_the_Cape_Verde_Is.png"

image = Image.open(image_path).convert("RGBA")

# Crop just the area with Cape Verde islands (manually estimated area)

# These values might need refining for a precise layout

cropped = image.crop((280, 280, 520, 520)) # rough center region

# Resize to a square, ~5 inches on the 23-inch layout

cropped = cropped.resize((500, 500))

# Save the isolated islands portion to prepare for vector tracing

islands_img_path = "/mnt/data/cape_verde_islands_only.png"

cropped.save(islands_img_path)

islands_img_path