Ponta Jalunga

Ponta Jalunga
Map showing the location of Ponta Jalunga
Ponta Jalunga
Location Northeastern Brava, Cape Verde near Furna
Coordinates 14°53′27″N 24°40′21″W / 14.89097°N 24.6724°W / 14.89097; -24.6724Coordinates: 14°53′27″N 24°40′21″W / 14.89097°N 24.6724°W / 14.89097; -24.6724
Offshore water bodies Atlantic Ocean
Length 1 km
Width 600-700 m
Area about 100 ha
Ponta Jalunga Lighthouse
Cape Verde
Location Ponta Jalunga
Furna
Cape Verde
Coordinates 14°53′26.2″N 24°40′25.7″W / 14.890611°N 24.673806°W / 14.890611; -24.673806
Year first constructed 1891
Foundation masonry base
Construction mansory tower
Tower shape quadrangular tower with external staircase and lantern
Markings / pattern white tower, grey lantern
Height 8 metres (26 ft)
Focal height 23 metres (75 ft)
Light source solar power
Range 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi)[1]
Characteristic Fl (2+1) W 15s.
Admiralty number D2908
NGA number 24236
Cape Verde number PT-2184[2]

Ponta Jalunga is a headland located nearly a kilometer northeast of the port of Furna on the island of Brava in southwestern Cape Verde. It is the northeasternmost point of the island. The promontory is a rocky area, up to 120 meters high. The headland was mentioned as Pt. Ghelongo in the 1747 map by Jacques-Nicolas Bellin.[3]

Ponta Jalunga Lighthouse

The lighthouse at Ponta Jalunga was constructed in 1891. It is a white masonry tower. It is 8 metres tall and its focal height is at 26 metres above sea level. Its range extends to 9 nautical miles (17 km) and its light source as with many other lighthouses is solar powered.

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References

  1. ↑ 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. 427.
  2. ↑ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Cape Verde". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
  3. ↑ Jacques-Nicolas Bellin (1747). "Carte des Isles du Cap Verd = Kaart van de Eilanden van Kabo Verde" (in French).
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