Baía de Santa Marta

Baia de Santa Marta
Baía das Luciras
Espiegle Bay
Baia de Santa Marta
Location in Angola
Coordinates 13°51′S 12°29′E / 13.850°S 12.483°E / -13.850; 12.483Coordinates: 13°51′S 12°29′E / 13.850°S 12.483°E / -13.850; 12.483
Ocean/sea sources Atlantic Ocean
Basin countries Angola
Max. length 2 km (1.2 mi)
Max. width 4.5 km (2.8 mi)
Settlements Lucira[1]
Cabo de Santa Marta Lighthouse
Angola
Location Baía de Santa Marta
Angola
Coordinates 13°52′42″S 12°25′23″E / 13.878269°S 12.423076°E / -13.878269; 12.423076
Year first constructed ~1930s
Foundation masonry base
Construction masonry tower
Tower shape hexagonal tower with balcony and light
Markings / pattern white tower
Height 14 metres (46 ft)[2]
Focal height 48 metres (157 ft)[2]
Range 12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi)[2]
Characteristic Fl (2) W 6s.[2]
Admiralty number D5346
NGA number 25676
ARLHS number ANO-006
Angola number PT-5450[3]
Managing agent Instituto Marítimo e Portuário de Angola

Baia de Santa Marta, also known as Baía das Luciras or Espiegle Bay, is a bay in Angola.[4] It is located in the Namibe Province.

Geography

The Baia de Santa Marta is a bay of the Atlantic Ocean located in a small stretch of the Angolan coast where the shore turns sharply east for about 10 km and then north again. The bay is facing northwest and the small town of Lucira is located on its shores. The northern headland is Ponta da Bissonga and the eastern one Ponta Branca.[4]

See also

References

  1. GoogleEarth
  2. 1 2 3 4 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.
  3. "Angola". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
  4. 1 2 "Baia de Santa Marta". Mapcarta. Retrieved 12 October 2016.


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