Country Cape Verde Elevation 2 m (7 ft) Municipality Porto Novo, Cape Verde | Island Santo Antão Local time Friday 11:47 PM Civil parish Santo André | |
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Weather 20°C, Wind NE at 19 km/h, 80% Humidity | ||
Mar tranquilidade time oasis tarrafal de monte trigo santo ant o cabo verde
Monte Trigo is the westernmost settlement on the island of Santo Antão and Cape Verde, also the whole of Africa together with the mainland and the islands. It is situated on the coast, at the foot of the Topo da Coroa, the highest mountain of the island. It is 28 km west of the island capital Porto Novo. The settlement is named after a nearby mountain lying to the northwest.
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- Mar tranquilidade time oasis tarrafal de monte trigo santo ant o cabo verde
- Map of Monte Trigo Cape Verde
- Population
- References
Map of Monte Trigo, Cape Verde
The name etymology is likely being named after being in three parts "trigo" meaning the three sides in a form of a triangle centered at the bay or the peninsula. Around 2 km northwest is Ponta Chao de Mongrade, the westernmost point of all Africa (together with the mainland and its islands). It also has a lighthouse being the westernmost in the whole of Africa (together with the mainland and its islands).
It is accessible only with a pathway with Tarrafal de Monte Trigo (2 hours, 30 minutes) or by boat (45 minutes).
Agricultural lands dominate the coast and the small ravine to the north, barren grasslands and mountain slopes dominate the rest of the area.
The point in the northwest marked the line made by the Treaty of Tordesillas in 1494 that divided the spheres of Iberian influences 370 leagues (1,770 km) west of the point and extended up to the north and south poles, it marked the line between discovered and then undiscovered lands.
The village received 100% renewable energy on February 2012.
Since 2014, Monte Trigo has its own football (soccer) club but based in Tarrafal named Tarrafal FC de Monte Trigo which includes the village.