Cap Blanc Light
Cap Blanc Light is a lighthouse in Mauritania. Cap Blanc Light is situated nearby to the locality Ras Nouadhibou.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ras Nouadhibou and La Güera.
Ras Nouadhibou
Locality
Ras Nouadhibou is a 60-kilometre peninsula or headland divided by the border between Mauritania and Western Sahara on the African coast of the Atlantic Ocean.
La Güera
Town
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La Güera is a ghost town on the Atlantic coast at the southern tip of Western Sahara, on the western side of the Ras Nouadhibou peninsula which is split in two by the Mauritania–Western Sahara border, 15 kilometres west of Nouadhibou. La Güera is situated 8 km northwest of Cap Blanc Light.
Cansado
Town
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Cansado is a coastal town in north-western Mauritania on the Ras Nouadhibou peninsula. It is located in the Nouadhibou Department in the Dakhlet Nouadhibou region. Cansado is situated 9 km north of Cap Blanc Light.
Cap Blanc Light
- Type: Lighthouse
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Mauritania, Sahel, Africa
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Latitude
20.77233° or 20° 46′ 20″ northLongitude
-17.04758° or 17° 2′ 51″ westElevation
28 metres (92 feet)Open location code
7CG4QXC2+WXGeoNames ID
9781145
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