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Cape Bojador (Arabic: رأس بوجادور, trans. Rā's Būjādūr; Berber languages: ⴱⵓⵊⴷⵓⵔ, Bujdur; Spanish and Portuguese: Cabo Bojador; French: Cap Boujdour) is a headland on the west coast of Western Sahara, at 26° 07' 37"N, 14° 29' 57"W (various sources give various locations: this is from the Sailing Directions for the region), as well as the name of the large nearby ...
Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. Download coordinates as: KML; GPX (all coordinates) ... Cape Bojador Atlantic: Unknown: 45 m (148 ft) 70 m (230 ft) ...
Boujdour (or Bujdur, Bojador, Arabic: بوجدور, Hassaniyya: ⓘ) is a city in the disputed territory of Western Sahara, near Cape Bojador. It is de facto administered by Morocco , which includes it in the administrative division of the Southern Provinces .
In 1424 Cape Bojador was the most southerly point known to Europeans on the west coast of Africa. For centuries, superstitious seafarers held that beyond the cape lay sea monsters and the edge of the world. However, Prince Henry was determined to know the truth. He was persistent and sent 15 expeditions over a ten-year period to pass the ...
The Boujdour lighthouse (Spanish: Faro de Bojador, French: Phare de Boujdour, Arabic: منارة راس بوجدور) is a lighthouse located near Cape Bojador in the city of Boujdour in the Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra region of Morocco.
1422—Cape Nao, the limit of Moorish navigation, is passed as the African Coast is mapped. 1427—Diogo de Silves discovered the Azores, which was colonized in 1431 by Gonçalo Velho Cabral. 1434—Gil Eanes sailed round Cape Bojador, thus destroying the legends of the ‘Dark Sea’.
Map of Western Sahara Location of cities in Western Sahara Laayoun Smara Cape Bojador. The following are cities in Western Sahara, listed by population.Due to an ongoing conflict over the territory, the majority is controlled by Morocco, and the eastern and southern portions are controlled by the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR).
The Spanish originally claimed the land from 20° 51' N (near Cap Blanc) to 26° 8' N (near Cape Bojador) in 1885. This protectorate was governed from the Canary Islands in 1887. France would later claim the Western Sahara.