Ilhéu de Cima Lighthouse

Ilhéu de Cima Lighthouse
Cape Verde
Location Ilhéu de Cima
Cape Verde
Coordinates 14°57′54.5″N 24°38′30.8″W / 14.965139°N 24.641889°W / 14.965139; -24.641889
Construction mason tower
Tower shape quadrangular tower with lantern
Markings / pattern white tower and lantern
Height 4 metres (13 ft)
Focal height 80 metres (260 ft)
Light source solar power
Range 9 nautical miles (17 km; 10 mi)[1]
Characteristic Fl (3) W 12s.
Admiralty number D2904
NGA number 24260
Cape Verde number PT-2190[2]

Ilhéu de Cima Lighthouse (Portuguese: Farol do Ilhéu de Cima) is a lighthouse on Ilhéu de Cima located about 80 m above sea level.[3] The lighthouse is the only building inside the integral nature reserve Ilhéus do Rombo.

It is a small white tower 4 meters in height with a white lantern,[2] the lighthouse is solar powered. The caretaker's house is next door. It flashes white lights every 12 seconds, its range is 9 nmi (17 km).[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 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. 428.
  2. 1 2 Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Cape Verde". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
  3. ↑ Bertalan, Attila. "Kap Verdes unbewohnte Inseln" [Uninhabited Islets in Cape Verde]. kapverdischeinseln.com (in German).
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