Ponta do Pico Negro

Ponta do Pico Negro marks the southern end of Príncipe, a mountainous island in the Gulf of Guinea. Portuguese settlers occupied Príncipe after neighbouring São Tomé and introduced sugar cultivation using the labour of enslaved Africans. The island was first called Santo Antão; in 1502 it received the name Príncipe in reference to the Portuguese prince entitled to revenue from its sugar. Its position linked the island to shipping between São Tomé and the African coast.