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Ponta Leste (also: ''Ponta Calheta'') is the easternmost point of the island of São Nicolau,
Cape Verde , national_anthem = () , official_languages = Portuguese , national_languages = Cape Verdean Creole , capital = Praia , coordinates = , largest_city = capital , demonym ...
.Cabo Verde, Statistical Yearbook 2015
Instituto Nacional de Estatística, p. 26 It is 8 km east of
Carriçal Carriçal is a settlement in the eastern part of the island of São Nicolau, Cape Verde. It is situated on the south coast, 8 km southeast of Juncalinho Juncalinho is a townRibeira 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"). It was sometimes known as East Point in English.


Lighthouse

There is a lighthouse on the headland, focal height 73 metres, range .


See also

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List of lighthouses in Cape Verde The following article is a list of lighthouses in Cape Verde. Cape Verde has tens of lighthouses scattered across its nine major islands. The lighthouses are administered by the Direction of Marine and Ports (''Direcção Geral de Marinha e Portos' ...


References

Headlands of Cape Verde Geography of São Nicolau, Cape Verde Ribeira Brava, Cape Verde {{CapeVerde-geo-stub