Ponta Preta Lighthouse
Lighthouse
15°17′34.4″N 23°46′16.4″W / 15.292889°N 23.771222°W / 15.292889; -23.771222Farol 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]
See also
Gallery
- Ponta Preta Lighthouse from the southeastern side of the bay
- Ponta Preta Lighthouse above the nearby hill
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Cape Verde". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
- ^ Photo of a Cape Verdean stamp at the Lighthouse Stamp Society.
External links
- Media related to Farol da Ponta Preta at Wikimedia Commons
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