Ponta do Sol is the northernmost point of both Cape Verde and the Island of Santo Antão.[1] It is located 300 meters north of the city center of Ponta do Sol. The former Agostinho Neto Airport was located on the headland.
Ponta do Sol | |
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  Ponta do Sol | |
| Coordinates: 17°12′19″N 25°05′32″W / 17.20532°N 25.09219°W | |
| Location | Northern Santo Antão, Cape Verde |
| Offshore water bodies | Atlantic Ocean |
Ponta do Sol Lighthouse edit
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| Location | Ponta do Sol Santo Antão Cape Verde |
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| Coordinates | 17°12′14.9″N 25°5′22.6″W / 17.204139°N 25.089611°W |
| Tower | |
| Foundation | concrete base |
| Construction | metal post |
| Height | 10 metres (33 ft)[2] |
| Shape | cylindrical post with balcony and light atop |
| Markings | white and red horizontal bands |
| Power source | solar power  |
| Light | |
| Focal height | 15 metres (49 ft)[2] |
| Range | 9 nautical miles (17 km; 10 mi)[2] |
| Characteristic | Fl W 4s.[2] |
| Cape Verde no. | PT-2004[3] |
The lighthouse at the far end of the headland (Portuguese: Farol de Ponta do Sol) is a metal post with a square gallery. It is painted with white and red horizontal bands.[3]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Cabo Verde, Statistical Yearbook 2015, Instituto Nacional de Estatística, p. 25
- ^ a b c d 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.
- ^ a b Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Cape Verde". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
