Cabo Branco Lighthouse

Cabo Branco
Cabo Branco Farol located in Ponta dos Seixas João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil
Cabo Branco
Brazil
Location João Pessoa
Paraíba
Brazil
Coordinates 7°08′55″S 34°47′48″W / 7.14861°S 34.79667°W / -7.14861; -34.79667Coordinates: 7°08′55″S 34°47′48″W / 7.14861°S 34.79667°W / -7.14861; -34.79667
Year first constructed 1972
Construction concrete tower
Tower shape triangular tower with three wings and no lantern
Markings / pattern white tower with horizontal black band above the wings
Height 18 metres (59 ft)
Focal height 45 metres (148 ft)
Range 27 nautical mile Edit this on Wikidata
Characteristic LFl W 10s.
Admiralty number G0190
NGA number 17904
ARLHS number BRA-015
Brazil number BR-1256[1]

The Cabo Branco Lighthouse is located on the cliffs of Cabo Branco, in the district of the same name, in João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil. Situated-approximately 800 metres (2,600 ft) to the north of Ponta do Seixas, easternmost point of the entire Americas. It is one of the most important and visited places in João Pessoa.

History

A concrete triangular tower, with three projections pointed in a wing shape 3.5 metres (11 ft) above the floor. The tower is painted white with a horizontal black strip immediately above the wings. It is not a true lighthouse as it lacks a light, but rather a type of navigation marker.

The tower was inaugurated in April 1972, during the government of Emilio Medici. The beacon of "Cape White" has a triangular shape with wings, the only one like it in the world. The architects had the intention to represent a sisal plant in the design of the lighthouse. Sisal has been one of the most lasting economic mainstays in the state of Paraiba.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Northeastern Brazil". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved December 23, 2015.



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