Baía de Santa Marta

Baia de Santa Marta
Baía das Luciras (Portuguese)
Baia de Santa Marta Location in Angola
Coordinates	13°51′S 12°29′E / 13.850°S 12.483°E / -13.850; 12.483
Ocean/sea sources	Atlantic Ocean
Basin countries	Angola

Max. length	2 km (1.2 mi)
Max. width	4.5 km (2.8 mi)

Settlements	Lucira^[1]

Cabo de Santa Marta Lighthouse

Coordinates	13°52′42″S 12°25′23″E / 13.878269°S 12.423076°E / -13.878269; 12.423076
Constructed	~1930s
Foundation	masonry base
Construction	masonry tower
Height	14 metres (46 ft)^[2]
Shape	hexagonal tower with balcony and light
Markings	white tower
Operator	Instituto Marítimo e Portuário de Angola

Focal height	48 metres (157 ft)^[2]
Range	12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi)^[2]
Characteristic	Fl (2) W 6s.^[2]
Angola no.	PT-5450^[3]

Baia de Santa Marta, also known as Baía das Luciras or Espiegle Bay, is a bay in Angola.^[4] It is located in the Namibe Province.

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The Baia de Santa Marta is a bay of the Atlantic Ocean located in a small stretch of the Angolan coast where the shore turns sharply east for about 10 km and then north again. The bay is facing northwest and the small town of Lucira is located on its shores. The northern headland is Ponta da Bissonga and the eastern one Ponta Branca.^[4]

References

^ GoogleEarth
^ ^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. 2015.
^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Angola". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Baia de Santa Marta". Mapcarta. Retrieved 12 October 2016.

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