Ponta de Vera Cruz
Ponta de Vera Cruz | |
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 Ponta de Vera Cruz, its lighthouse and a hotel | |
  Ponta de Vera Cruz Ponta de Vera Cruz | |
| Coordinates: 16°35′47″N 22°54′15″W / 16.5963°N 22.9042°W | |
| Location | centre of Santa Maria, southern Sal, Cape Verde |
| Offshore water bodies | Atlantic Ocean |
| Ponta de Vera Cruz Lighthouse Farol de Ponta de Vera Cruz | |
| Height | 4 m (13 ft)  |
| Shape | cylinder |
| Markings | white |
| Power source | solar power |
| Focal height | 9 m (30 ft) |
| Characteristic | F R |
Ponta de Vera Cruz is a headland at the waterfront of the city Santa Maria in the south of Sal, Cape Verde. It is situated near the harbour of Santa Maria. There is a lighthouse on the headland, attached to a restaurant.[1][2]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Cape Verde". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
- ^ 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.
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