Farol da Ponta Norte

Ponta Norte Lighthouse
Cape Verde
Location Ponta Norte
Cape Verde
Coordinates 16°51′5.2″N 22°54′54.3″W / 16.851444°N 22.915083°W / 16.851444; -22.915083Coordinates: 16°51′5.2″N 22°54′54.3″W / 16.851444°N 22.915083°W / 16.851444; -22.915083
Year first constructed 1897 (first)
~1940 (second, now in ruins)
Deactivated ~1940 (first)
~1960 (second)
Foundation concrete base
Construction metal skeletal tower (current)
masonry tower (second)
Tower shape square prism skeletal tower (current)
cylindrical tower (second)
Markings / pattern white tower (second)
Height 4.8 metres (16 ft) (current)
10.9 metres (36 ft) (second) [1]
Focal height 16 metres (52 ft) (current) [1]
Light source solar power
Range 8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi)[1]
Characteristic Fl (3) W 12s.[1]
Admiralty number D2919.75
NGA number 24147
Cape Verde number PT-2070[2]

Farol de Ponta Norte is a lighthouse in the northernmost point of the island of Sal, Cape Verde. It is located near the headland Ponta Norte. The original lighthouse was a 13 metres high cast iron tower, constructed in 1897. This was replaced with a masonry tower around 1940, which is now in ruins. The current light is on a 5 metres metal tower.[2]

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References

  1. 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. 2018. p. 426.
  2. 1 2 Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Cape Verde". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 15 August 2018.


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