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Ponta Leste (also: Ponta Calheta) is the easternmost point of the island of São Nicolau, Cape Verde.[3] It is 8 km east of Carriçal and 30 km east of Ribeira Brava. The point was mentioned in a map in a 1747 atlas collection by Jacques-Nicolas Bellin as "Oost-Hoek" (Dutch), "Pointe de l'Est" (French").[4] It was sometimes known as East Point in English.

Ponta Leste
Ponta Leste
Coordinates: 16°34′12″N 24°00′29″W
Location	Eastern São Nicolau, Cape Verde near Carriçal
Offshore water bodies	Atlantic Ocean
Ponta Leste Lighthouse Ponta Calheta
Coordinates	16°34′9″N 24°0′37″W
Foundation	concrete base
Height	3 metres (9.8 ft)[1]
Shape	white column with red lantern[1]
Power source	solar power
Focal height	73 metres (240 ft)[1]
Range	11 nautical miles (20 km; 13 mi)[1]
Characteristic	Fl (4) W 10s.[1]
Cape Verde no.	PT-2050[2]

Lighthouse

There is a lighthouse on the headland, focal height 73 metres, range 11 nautical miles (20 km; 13 mi).[1]

See also

• List of lighthouses in Cape Verde

References

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