| Ponta do Chão de Mangrade | |
| Other Name: | Ponta de Mangrade |
| Type: | Headland |
| Map: | Cape Verde |
| Label Position: | Ponta do Chão de Mangrade |
| Location: | Western Santo Antão, Cape Verde |
| Coordinates: | 17.0531°N -25.361°W |
| 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.
| Qid: | Q107261256 |
| Ponta de Mangrade Lighthouse Farol da Ponta de Mangrade Ponta Oeste | |
| Location: | Ponta de Mangrade Santo Antão Cape Verde |
| Coordinates: | 17.054°N -25.3572°W |
| Foundation: | concrete base |
| Construction: | concrete tower |
| Shape: | cylindrical tower with lantern |
| Marking: | white tower, red lantern |
| Height: | 3m (10feet) |
| Focalheight: | 112m (367feet) |
| Characteristic: | Fl (2) W 10s. |
| Country: | Cape Verde |
| Countrynumber: | PT-2013 |
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 .
