Ponta do Chão de MangradeTactical Pilotage Chart K-0A, 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 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
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 .
See also List of lighthouses in Cape Verde Geography of Cape Verde
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