Pedra de Lume Lighthouse
 Pedra de Lume chapel and lighthouse | |
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| Location | Pedra de Lume Sal Cape Verde |
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| Coordinates | 16°45′50.1″N 22°53′34.2″W / 16.763917°N 22.892833°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1855[2] |
| Construction | masonry building |
| Height | 26 feet (7.9 m)[1] |
| Operator | private[1][3] |
| Light | |
| Focal height | 13 metres (43 ft)[1] |
| Range | 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi)[1] |
| Characteristic | F R (occasional) |
| Cape Verde no. | 2026 |
Farol de Pedra de Lume is a lighthouse in the eastern point of the island of Sal in northeastern Cape Verde at the small port of Pedra de Lume and 5 km east of the city of Espargos. The chapel was completed in 1853, the lighthouse was completed in 1855.[2]
See also
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[edit]- ^ a b c d e 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. 426.
- ^ a b Chapel image with construction date
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Cape Verde". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
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