Cabo Branco (Joao Pessoa)

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Coordinates: 7 ° 9 ′ 16 ″  S , 34 ° 47 ′ 35 ″  W.

Cabo Branco (Joao Pessoa)​

Brazil

Ponta do Seixas beach, which connects to Cabo Branco beach to the south.

View over the district of Cabo Branco to the easternmost point in Ponta do Seixos.

Cabo Branco is the most easterly point on the American continent.

Surname

Translated, "Cabo Branco" means White Cape . In reference works, the term "Cape Branco" or "Capo Branco" is mostly used.

geography

The geographical term is used both for the actual easternmost point on the headland of Brazil , which is today attributed to Ponta do Seixas , as well as for the noble district Bairro Cabo Branco in the Zona Leste of João Pessoa , the capital of the Brazilian state Paraíba, and for the district belonging to the beach of the same name Cabo Branco . The area is densely populated and built up. The landscape is characterized by rock formations, so-called taboleiros , which rise abruptly and reach heights of 40  m to 150  m .

The cape is marked by the Farol do Cabo Branco lighthouse .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Barreira do Cabo Branco at GeoNames , geonames.org. Retrieved July 28, 2020

Web links

Commons : Cabo Branco (João Pessoa)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Cape Branco at Encyclopædia Britannica , britannica.com. Retrieved July 28, 2020
• worldatlas.com . Retrieved July 28, 2020
• mostpoint.com