Ponta do Chão de Mangrade

Ponta do Chão de Mangrade
Ponta de Mangrade
Map showing the location of Ponta do Chão de Mangrade
Ponta do Chão de Mangrade
Location Western Santo Antão, Cape Verde
Coordinates 17°03′11″N 25°21′40″W / 17.0531°N 25.36099°W / 17.0531; -25.36099Coordinates: 17°03′11″N 25°21′40″W / 17.0531°N 25.36099°W / 17.0531; -25.36099
Offshore water bodies Atlantic 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

Ponta de Mangrade Lighthouse
Farol da Ponta de Mangrade
Ponta Oeste
Cape Verde
Location Ponta de Mangrade
Santo Antão
Cape Verde
Coordinates 17°03′14.4″N 25°21′25.8″W / 17.054000°N 25.357167°W / 17.054000; -25.357167
Foundation concrete base
Construction concrete tower
Tower shape cylindrical tower with lantern
Markings / pattern white tower, red lantern
Height 3 metres (9.8 ft)[3]
Focal height 112 metres (367 ft)[3]
Light source solar power
Range 13 nautical miles (24 km; 15 mi)[3]
Characteristic Fl (2) W 10s. [3]
Admiralty number D2954
NGA number 24092
Cape Verde number 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

References

  1. ↑ Tactical Pilotage Chart K-0A, Perry-Castañeda Map Collection
  2. ↑ Cabo Verde, Statistical Yearbook 2015, Instituto Nacional de Estatística, p. 26
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 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. 1 2 Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Cape Verde". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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