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Ponta Preta Lighthouse

Coordinates: 15°17′34.4″N 23°46′16.4″W / 15.292889°N 23.771222°W / 15.292889; -23.771222
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Ponta Preta Lighthouse
Farol da Ponte Preta
Ponta Preta Lighthouse in the northwesternmost area of Santiago Island
Map
LocationTarrafal
Santiago
Cape Verde
Coordinates15°17′34.4″N 23°46′16.4″W / 15.292889°N 23.771222°W / 15.292889; -23.771222
Tower
Constructed1889
Foundationmasonry base
Constructionmetal post
Height6 metres (20 ft)[1]
Shapepost light atop a pyramidal base
Markingswhite post and base
Light
Focal height34 metres (112 ft)[1]
Range8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi)[1]
CharacteristicFl (3) W 12s.[1]
Cape Verde no.PT-2148[2]

Farol da Ponta Preta (the Ponta Preta Lighthouse) is a lighthouse on the northwesternmost part of the island of Santiago, Cape Verde. It stands on the headland Ponta Preta, 3 km northwest of the city Tarrafal. The lighthouse was constructed in 1889. Its lantern stands on a white column with a pyramidal base, in front of a small one storey building.[2] The lighthouse was depicted on a Cape Verdean stamp in 2004.[3]

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d List of Lights, Pub. 113: The West Coasts of Europe and Africa, the Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea and Azovskoye More (Sea of Azov) (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2015.
  2. ^ a b Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Cape Verde". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
  3. ^ Photo of a Cape Verdean stamp at the Lighthouse Stamp Society.
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