Ponta do Seixas
Ponta do Seixas, is a beach on the Atlantic coast of Paraíba state, northeastern Brazil, that forms the easternmost point of the American double-continent, roughly 8 km southeast of João Pessoa, the state capital.- Type: Cape
- Description: cape in Brazil, easternmost point of South America
- Also known as: “Branko kyšulys”, “Cabo Branco”, “Kabu Branku kyšulys”, “Kap Branco”, “mys Branco”, “Ponta do cabo branco”, “Ponta dos Seixas”, “Praia dos Seixas”, and “Понта-ду-Сейшас”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Cabo Branco Lighthouse and Estação Cabo Branco de Ciências, Culturas e Artes.
Cabo Branco Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Estação Cabo Branco de Ciências, Culturas e Artes
Park
Estação Cabo Branco de Ciências, Culturas e Artes is a park.
Ponta do Seixas
- Categories: headland, tourism, tourist attraction, and landform
- Location: São Paulo, Southeast, Brazil, South America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-7.15508° or 7° 9′ 18″ south
Longitude
-34.79331° or 34° 47′ 36″ west
Open location code
6947R6V4+XM
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cape
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Turkish—“Ponta do Seixas” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “Seyşas burnu”
- Breton: “Ponta do Seixas”
- Cebuano: “Ponta do Seixas (punta)”
- Cebuano: “Ponta do Seixas”
- Chinese: “蓬度塞沙斯”
- Czech: “Ponta do Seixas”
- Dutch: “Ponta do Seixas”
- French: “pointe du Seixas”
- French: “Pointe du Seixas”
- German: “Ponta do Seixas”
- Japanese: “ブランコ岬”
- Kabardian: “Сейшас”
- Kazakh: “Сейшас”
- Kirghiz: “Кабу-бранку”
- Latvian: “Seišasa rags”
- Lithuanian: “Seišaso kyšulys”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Ponta do Seixas”
- Norwegian: “Ponta do Seixas”
- Portuguese: “Ponta do Seixas”
- Russian: “Сейшас”
- Serbian: “Ponta do Sejšas”
- Serbian: “Понта до Сејшас”
- Spanish: “Ponta do Seixas”
- Spanish: “Punta de Seixas”
- Swedish: “Ponta do Seixas”
- Turkish: “Branco Burnu”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Ponta do Seixas and Cabo Branco.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Estação das Artes and Mirante Farol Do Cabo Branco.
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