Ponta do Sinó Lighthouse

Farol da Ponta do Sinó

Farol da Ponta do Sinó
Location	Santa Maria Sal Cape Verde
Coordinates	16°35′20.37″N 22°55′17.39″W / 16.5889917°N 22.9214972°W / 16.5889917; -22.9214972
Tower
Constructed	1892 (first) 2014 (second)
Foundation	concrete base
Construction	concrete tower
Height	9 metres (30 ft)[1]
Shape	square tower with light atop and external staircase
Markings	white tower
Power source	solar power
Light
First lit	2004
Deactivated	2014 (first, now in ruins)
Focal height	11 metres (36 ft)[1]
Range	8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi)[1]
Characteristic	Fl (2+1) W 15s.[1]

Farol da Ponta do Sinó is a lighthouse near Ponta do Sinó, the southernmost point of the island of Sal, Cape Verde.^[2] It is around 2 km southwest of the center of Santa Maria. The tower is quadrangular and is 9 meters tall and is made out of concrete, it has an outer staircase and features a lantern. All of the exterior are painted in white.^[2] The lighthouse was built in 1892. In early 2013, a second building with the same style was constructed and was finished before 2014 and became activated as the lighthouse moved to its new location.^{[citation needed]}

See also

• List of lighthouses in Cape Verde
• List of buildings and structures in Cape Verde

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ponta do Sinó Lighthouse.

• "ARLHS World List of Lights (WLOL)". Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society.

This page was last edited on 7 November 2021, at 15:30