Cap-Vert , or the Cape Verde Peninsula , and Kap Weert or Bopp bu Nëtëx (in Wolof ), is a peninsula in Senegal and the westernmost point of the continent of Africa and of the Afro-Eurasia mainland. Portuguese explorers called it Cabo Verde or "Green Cape". The Cape Verde islands, 570 kilometres (350 mi) further west, are named after the cape. Dakar , the capital of Senegal, occupies parts including its southern tip. The peninsula marks the border between Grande Côte to the north and Petite Côte to the south. It is delimited by two capes , Pointe des Almadies to the northwest and cap Manuel to the southeast.
2-618: The larger of the Deux Mamelles volcanic hills in Dakar is topped by Les Mamelles Lighthouse at its highest point. 14°44′41″N 17°31′13″W / 14.74472°N 17.52028°W / 14.74472; -17.52028 This Senegal location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Deux Mamelles Deux Mamelles , Collines des Mamelles , or simply Mamelles are twin hills located in Ouakam ,
4-520: A suburban commune of Dakar , in the Cap-Vert peninsula, Senegal . These hills are of volcanic origin and they are the vestiges of a plateau from the early Quaternary . The highest hill is only 105 metres (344 ft) high, but they stand out in the landscape owing to the flat surroundings. The name of these breast-shaped hills comes from the French term “Mamelle”, a name commonly applied in
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