Pointe des Almadies or Point Almadies ([pwɑ̃tdez‿almadi] "bark canoe point")[1] is the westernmost point on the continent of Africa and of the Afro-Eurasian landmass, lying at 17.5 degrees west of the Greenwich meridian, 8 degrees further west than Cabo da Roca, mainland Europe's westernmost point.[2] Pointe des Almadies is located on the north-western end of the Cap Vert peninsula in Senegal.[3]
^"Almadie". en.wiktionary.org. 16 February 2022.
^Andrew Burke; David Else (2002). The Gambia & Senegal. Lonely Planet. p. 236. ISBN 9781740591379. Retrieved 2009-03-26.
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