Native name: Ras Nouadhibou رأس نواذيبو Cabo Blanco Cap Blanc | |
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  Ras Nouadhibou | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Africa |
| Coordinates | 20°46′17″N 17°2′50″W / 20.77139°N 17.04722°W |
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| Length | 60 km (37 mi) |
| Width | 12 km (7.5 mi) |
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Ras Nouadhibou (Arabic: رأس نواذيبو) is a 60-kilometre (37 mi) peninsula or headland divided by the border between Mauritania and Western Sahara on the African coast of the Atlantic Ocean. It is internationally known as Cabo Blanco in Spanish or Cap Blanc in French (both meaning "White Headland").