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Ponta do Chão de Mangrade[1] (also: Ponta de Mangrade, Ponta Oeste) is the westernmost point of the Island of Santo Antão,[2] and also the westernmost point of Cape Verde and all Africa. It is located 5 km northwest of Monte Trigo and 31 km west of Porto Novo, in a very remote area. The 1494 Treaty of Tordesillas divided the newly discovered lands outside Europe between Portugal and Spain along a meridian 370 leagues (2,193 km) west of this point.

Ponta do Chão de Mangrade Ponta de Mangrade
Ponta do Chão de Mangrade
Coordinates: 17°03′11″N 25°21′40″W
Location	Western Santo Antão, Cape Verde
Offshore water bodies	Atlantic Ocean

Ponta de Mangrade Lighthouse

Ponta de Mangrade Lighthouse
Farol da Ponta de Mangrade
Ponta Oeste

Location	Ponta de Mangrade Santo Antão Cape Verde
Coordinates	17°03′14.4″N 25°21′25.8″W
Tower
Foundation	concrete base
Construction	concrete tower
Height	3 metres (9.8 ft)[3]
Shape	cylindrical tower with lantern
Markings	white tower, red lantern
Power source	solar power
Light
Focal height	112 metres (367 ft)[3]
Range	13 nautical miles (24 km; 15 mi)[3]
Characteristic	Fl (2) W 10s.[3]
Cape Verde no.	PT-2013[4]

There is a lighthouse on the headland, consisting of a 3 m high white concrete tower with a red lantern.[4] Its focal height is 112 m, and its range is 13 nautical miles (24 km; 15 mi).[3]

See also

• List of lighthouses in Cape Verde
• Geography of Cape Verde

References

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[de] Ponta do Chão de Mangrade

Ponta do Chão de Mangrade (auch Ponta de Mangrade, Ponta Chão de Mangrade[1] oder Ponta Oeste) ist ein Kap auf den Kapverdischen Inseln vor der Westküste Afrikas. Es markiert die Westspitze der Insel Santo Antão sowie den westlichsten Punkt Kap Verdes und des gesamten afrikanischen Kontinents.[2]

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- [en] Ponta do Chão de Mangrade

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