Ponta do Lobo Lighthouse

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Ponta do Lobo Lighthouse
Farol de Ponta do Lobo
LocationPonta do Lobo, Santiago, São Domingos, Cape Verde Edit this at Wikidata
Coordinates14°59′14″N 23°25′49″W / 14.987111°N 23.430306°W / 14.987111; -23.430306
Tower
Constructed1887 Edit this on Wikidata
Foundationmasonry base
Constructionmasonry tower
Height9 m (30 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Shapetrapezoidal tower attached to 1-storey keeper’s house[1][2]
Markingsunpainted tower
Power sourcesolar power Edit this on Wikidata
Light
First lit2004 Edit this on Wikidata
Focal height17 m (56 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Range6 nmi (11 km; 6.9 mi) Edit this on Wikidata
CharacteristicFl(4) W 15s Edit this on Wikidata
Cape Verde no.PT-2125[1]

Ponta do Lobo Lighthouse (Portuguese: Farol de Ponta do Lobo) is a lighthouse located near the headland named Ponta do Lobo, in the southeastern part of the island of Santiago, Cape Verde.[1] The lighthouse is located about 4 km east of the nearest village, Vale da Custa, and 11 km northeast of the capital Praia. The lighthouse was built in 1887 and is the island's second oldest. It is a 9 metres high trapezoidal tower, attached to a single storey keeper's house.[1] Its class of light is Fl (4) W 15s., its focal height is at 17 meters above sea level and its range is 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi).[2]

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  1. ^ a b c d Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Cape Verde". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
  2. ^ a b 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. 2018. p. 427.

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