Farol da Ponta Preta

Farol da Ponte Preta

Ponta Preta Lighthouse in the northwesternmost area of Santiago Island
Farol da Ponte Preta
Cape Verde
Location Tarrafal, Santiago, Cape Verde
Coordinates 15°17′N 23°42′W / 15.283°N 23.700°W / 15.283; -23.700Coordinates: 15°17′N 23°42′W / 15.283°N 23.700°W / 15.283; -23.700
Year first constructed 1889
Tower shape square parallelepiped tower
Height 6 metres (20 ft)
Focal height 34 metres (112 ft)
Range 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi)
Characteristic Fl(3) W 12s
Admiralty number D-2890[1]
D-2919.75
NGA number 113-24215
Cape Verde number 2148

Farol da Ponta Preta (the Ponta Preta Lighthouse, Portuguese: literally Black Point Lighthouse), also as farol do Tarrafal is a lighthouse in the northwesternmost point of the island of Santiago in southcentral Cape Verde, it is located near the area of Ponta Preta and are linked with only dirt roads, it is located in the northeast part of Baía do Tarrafal and around 3 km northwest of the town, through roads, it is about 6 km from Tarrafal, the northern part is a dirt road. The lighthouse was constructed in 1889. Before the 1980s, its geography around the point was predominantly rocky and rarely had any trees, now much of the area are wooded and features mainly groves.

Ponta Preta Lighthouse from the southeastern side of the bay
Ponta Preta Lighthouse above the nearby hill

Its lantern features a white column with a pyramidal form, the front features a small ground floor building colored white used to house a lighthouse keeper.[2]

The lighthouse was featured on a Cape Verdean stamp in 2004.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Ponta Preta". Lighthouses in Cape Verde. Direcção Geral da Marinha e Portos (DGMP). Retrieved September 11, 2010.
  2. ↑ "Ponta Preta". University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill The Lighthouse Directory. 25 September 2009. Retrieved 11 September 2010.
  3. ↑ Photo of a Cape Verdean stamp at the Lighthouse Stamp Society.
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