Ponta do Chão de Mangrade
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Perry–Castañeda Map Collection (also: ''Ponta de Mangrade'', ''Ponta Oeste'') is the westernmost point of the Island of Santo Antão,[Cabo Verde, Statistical Yearbook 2015]
Instituto Nacional de Estatística, p. 26 and also the westernmost point of Cape Verde
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and all Africa. It is located 5 km northwest of Monte Trigo
Monte Trigo is the westernmost settlement on the island of Santo Antão, Cape Verde. It is situated on the coast, at the foot of the Tope de Coroa, the highest mountain of the island. It is 28 km west of the island capital Porto Novo. In 2010 its ...
and 31 km west of Porto Novo
Porto-Novo (Portuguese: "New Port", , ; yo, Àjàṣẹ́, ), also known as Hogbonu and Ajashe, is the capital of Benin. The commune covers an area of and as of 2002 had a population of 223,552 people.
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, in a very remote area. The 1494 Treaty of Tordesillas
The Treaty of Tordesillas, ; pt, Tratado de Tordesilhas . signed in Tordesillas, Spain on 7 June 1494, and authenticated in Setúbal, Portugal, divided the newly discovered lands outside Europe between the Portuguese Empire and the Spanish Emp ...
divided the newly discovered lands outside Europe between Portugal
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and Spain
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along a meridian 370 leagues (2,193 km) west of this point.
Ponta de Mangrade Lighthouse
There is a lighthouse on the headland, consisting of a 3 m high white concrete tower with a red lantern.[ Its focal height is 112 m, and its range is .][
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See also
* List of lighthouses in Cape Verde
*Geography of Cape Verde
Cape Verde (formally, the Republic of Cabo Verde) is a group of arid Atlantic islands which are home to distinct communities of plants, birds, and reptiles. The islands constitute the unique Cape Verde Islands dry forests ecoregion, accordi ...
References
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Headlands of Cape Verde
Geography of Santo Antão, Cape Verde
Porto Novo Municipality