Preguiça Lighthouse

Preguiça Lighthouse
Map
LocationPreguiça
São Nicolau
Cape Verde
Coordinates16°33′42.06″N 24°17′6.11″W / 16.5616833°N 24.2850306°W / 16.5616833; -24.2850306
Tower
Constructed1890 Edit this on Wikidata
Constructionmasonry hut
Height7 metres (23 ft)[1]
Markingswhite hut
Power sourcesolar power Edit this on Wikidata
Light
Focal height25 metres (82 ft)[1]
Range5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi)[1]
CharacteristicFl (2+1) R 15s.[1]

The Preguiça Lighthouse (Portuguese: Farol da Preguiça) is a lighthouse located near the shore of Baía de São Jorge in Preguiça on the island of São Nicolau in northern Cape Verde. It is a masonry structure painted white. The lighthouse sits about 18 meters above sea level, is seven meters tall, and has a focal height of 25 meters above sea level. Its focal range is 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi). Its characteristic is Fl (2+1) R 15s.[1]

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References

  1. ^ 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. 2015.


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