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Ponta da Mina is a headland located some 2 km northeast of
Santo António Santo António (Portuguese for Saint Anthony), also known as Santo António do Príncipe, is the main settlement of the island of Príncipe in São Tomé and Príncipe. It lies on the north east coast. It is the capital of the Autonomous Reg ...
, the island capital of
Príncipe Príncipe is the smaller, northern major island of the country of São Tomé and Príncipe lying off the west coast of Africa in the Gulf of Guinea. It has an area of (including offshore islets) and a population of 7,324 at the 2012 Census;
in São Tomé and Príncipe. The point is on the southern shores of Baía de Santo António. It is fringed by rocks, and the ancient fortress Fortaleza de Santo António da Ponta da Mina stands at its summit. Located next to the fortress is a lighthouse, built in 1996. Its focal height is 54 meters and its range is .


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