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Ponta do Seixas
7°8′55.41″S34°47′48.82″W / 7.1487250°S 34.7968944°W
Ponta do Seixas (Portuguese pronunciation:), is a beach on the Atlantic coast of Paraíba state, northeastern Brazil, that forms the easternmost point of the American double-continent, roughly 8 km (5 mi) southeast of João Pessoa, the state capital.
The name Ponta do Seixas simply means Point of Seixas or Tip of Seixas, Seixas being the surname of the landowner.