Cape Mesurado

Cape Mesurado

Cape Mesurado is a headland on the coast of Liberia near the capital Monrovia and the mouth of the Saint Paul River. It was named Cape Mesurado by Portuguese sailors in the 1560s.

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* [http://www.liberiapastandpresent.org/DutchLiberia/ChevalierDesMarchaisDescriptionArea.htm A Dutch account of Cape Mesurado in the 17th century]


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