Ponta do Chão de Mangrade (also: Ponta de Mangrade, Ponta Oeste) is the westernmost point of the Island of Santo Antão, 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 .

Ponta do Chão de Mangrade

See also

List of lighthouses in Cape Verde

Geography of Cape Verde

References

Headlands of Cape Verde

Geography of Santo Antão, Cape Verde

Porto Novo Municipality

Ponta do Chão de Mangrade