Baía de Santa Marta

Baia de Santa Marta
Baía das Luciras (Portuguese)
Baia de Santa Marta is located in Angola
Baia de Santa Marta
Baia de Santa Marta
Location in Angola
Coordinates13°51′S 12°29′E / 13.850°S 12.483°E / -13.850; 12.483
Ocean/sea sourcesAtlantic Ocean
Basin countriesAngola
Max. length2 km (1.2 mi)
Max. width4.5 km (2.8 mi)
SettlementsLucira[1]
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Coordinates13°52′42″S 12°25′23″E / 13.878269°S 12.423076°E / -13.878269; 12.423076
Constructed~1930s
Foundationmasonry base
Constructionmasonry tower
Height14 metres (46 ft)[2]
Shapehexagonal tower with balcony and light
Markingswhite tower
OperatorInstituto Marítimo e Portuário de Angola
Focal height48 metres (157 ft)[2]
Range12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi)[2]
CharacteristicFl (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.

Geography

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]

See also

References

  1. ^ GoogleEarth
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Angola". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Baia de Santa Marta". Mapcarta. Retrieved 12 October 2016.


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