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Ponta do Chão de Mangrade

Coordinates: 17°03′11″N 25°21′40″W / 17.0531°N 25.36099°W / 17.0531; -25.36099
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Ponta do Chão de Mangrade
Ponta de Mangrade
Ponta do Chão de Mangrade is located in Cape Verde
Ponta do Chão de Mangrade
Ponta do Chão de Mangrade
Coordinates: 17°03′11″N 25°21′40″W / 17.0531°N 25.36099°W / 17.0531; -25.36099
LocationWestern Santo Antão, Cape Verde
Offshore water bodiesAtlantic Ocean

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 de Mangrade Lighthouse

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Ponta de Mangrade Lighthouse
Farol da Ponta de Mangrade
Ponta Oeste
Map
LocationPonta de Mangrade
Santo Antão
Cape Verde
Coordinates17°03′14.4″N 25°21′25.8″W / 17.054000°N 25.357167°W / 17.054000; -25.357167
Tower
Foundationconcrete base
Constructionconcrete tower
Height3 metres (9.8 ft)[3]
Shapecylindrical tower with lantern
Markingswhite tower, red lantern
Power sourcesolar power Edit this on Wikidata
Light
Focal height112 metres (367 ft)[3]
Range13 nautical miles (24 km; 15 mi)[3]
CharacteristicFl (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

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References

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  1. ^ Tactical Pilotage Chart K-0A, Perry–Castañeda Map Collection
  2. ^ Cabo Verde, Statistical Yearbook 2015, Instituto Nacional de Estatística, p. 26
  3. ^ a b c d e List of Lights, Pub. 113: The West Coasts of Europe and Africa, the Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea and Azovskoye More (Sea of Azov) (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2018. p. 425.
  4. ^ a b Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Cape Verde". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.