Farol de Fontes Pereira de Melo

Farol de Fontes Pereira de Melo
Ponta de Tumbo
The lighthouse shown on the left of the picture
Farol de Fontes Pereira de Melo
Ponta de Tumbo
Location Janela
Santo Antão
Cape Verde
Coordinates 17°6′51.7″N 24°58′12.8″W / 17.114361°N 24.970222°W / 17.114361; -24.970222Coordinates: 17°6′51.7″N 24°58′12.8″W / 17.114361°N 24.970222°W / 17.114361; -24.970222
Year first constructed 1886
Deactivated 2006
Construction masonry tower
Tower shape octagonal tower with balcony and gallery
Markings / pattern white tower and lantern
Height 16 metres (52 ft)[1]
Focal height 162 metres (531 ft)[1]
Range 17 nautical miles (31 km; 20 mi)[1]
Characteristic Fl (4) W 20s.[1]
Admiralty number D-2950
NGA number 24080
ARLHS number CAP-004
Cape Verde number 2008[2]

Farol de Fontes Pereira de Melo (also: farol da ponta de Tumbo) is a lighthouse at the northeastern point of the island of Santo Antão in northwestern Cape Verde. It is situated on the headland Ponta de Tumbo, 2 km east of Janela, 6 km southeast of Pombas and 15 km norhtheast of Porto Novo. The lighthouse was named after Fontes Pereira de Melo, prime minister of Portugal for several times between 1871 and 1886. It is a white octagonal masonry tower, 16 meters high.[2] Its focal height is 162 meters above sea level, and its range is 17 nautical miles (31 km; 20 mi).[1] The adjacent building for the lighthouse keeper is abandoned and in poor condition.[2]

Demolition

October 2017 photos on Google Maps show the lighthouse is no longer there, with only underground parts of the interior and the stairwell still visible.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 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. 425.
  2. 1 2 3 Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Cape Verde". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
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