Farol de Câmara de Lobos

Câmara de Lobos Lighthouse
Farol de Câmara de Lobos
Madeira
Location Câmara de Lobos
Madeira
Portugal
Coordinates 32°38′49.2″N 16°58′32.3″W / 32.647000°N 16.975639°W / 32.647000; -16.975639Coordinates: 32°38′49.2″N 16°58′32.3″W / 32.647000°N 16.975639°W / 32.647000; -16.975639
Year first constructed 1937
Construction concrete building
Tower shape small square parallelepiped equipment building with short light mast
Markings / pattern white building, red trim
Height 5 metres (16 ft)
Focal height 23 metres (75 ft)
Light source mains power
Characteristic Oc R 6s.
Admiralty number D2744
NGA number 23724
ARLHS number MAD-015[1]

The Farol de Câmara de Lobos is a small lighthouse on the south coast of the island of Madeira, Portugal. The lighthouse was built in 1937 on top of a promontory at a focal height of 23 metres, and is located about 7 km west of the city of Funchal.[2]

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References

  1. Câmara de Lobos The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved March 18, 2016
  2. Rowlett, Russ. Lighthouses of Portugal: Madeira. The Lighthouse Directory.


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