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Pointe-Noire

Republic of the Congo

Watercolour of Pointe-Noire, Republic of the Congo. Centered around Gare de Pointe-Noire Art Deco railway station, Côte Sauvage Atlantic coastline, and the historic lighthouse, with Gare de Pointe-Noire and Côte Sauvage.
AI-generated artistic rendering. Painted from written research on the city's setting, architecture and materials — not from a photograph.
What guided this image
Landmarks
Gare de Pointe-Noire; Côte Sauvage; Pointe-Noire Lighthouse; colonial and modern tropical architecture; lush coastal Congolese flora; Art Deco
Viewpoint
Favor the classic viewpoint looking across the landscape toward the signature landmarks of Pointe-Noire, showing regional foliage and foreground textures, the iconic architectural monuments in the middle-ground, and the distant horizon fading in the background.
Palette
Green should be the predominant color, especially in coconut palms swaying along Côte Sauvage, tropical almond trees, and royal palms.
Population1,032,000Wikidata: 787,799
Coordinates4.78°S, 11.86°E
Elevation14 m
Area2,134 km²
Time zoneAfrica/BrazzavilleUTC+1
Solar noon12:13clock runs 0.2 h ahead of the sun

Through the Earth

Dig straight through the Earth from Pointe-Noire and you surface in open ocean, nearest to Napari Village, Kiribati — 975 km from the exact antipodal point.

Nearest cities in the atlas

BrazzavilleCG383 km
KinshasaCD386 km
LuandaAO476 km
LibrevilleGA634 km
Ciudad de la PazGQ718 km
São ToméST805 km
YaoundéCM963 km
DoualaCM1,011 km

Twinned cities

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