Farol de D. Amélia

Farol de Dona Amélia
Ponta Machado

Farol de Dona Amélia
Farol de Dona Amélia
Ponta Machado
Cape Verde
Location near São Pedro
São Vicente
Cape Verde
Coordinates 16°49′35.7″N 25°05′06.9″W / 16.826583°N 25.085250°W / 16.826583; -25.085250Coordinates: 16°49′35.7″N 25°05′06.9″W / 16.826583°N 25.085250°W / 16.826583; -25.085250
Year first constructed 1894
Construction masonry tower
Tower shape square prism tower with balcony and lantern rising from one-story keeper's house
Markings / pattern white tower
Height 14 metres (46 ft)
Focal height 56 metres (184 ft)
Range 17 nautical miles (31 km; 20 mi)[1]
Characteristic Fl W 5s.[2]
Admiralty number D2946[3]
NGA number 24096
ARLHS number CAP-002
Cape Verde number PT-2020

Farol de D. Amélia, also known as farol da ponta Machado (Ponta Machado Lighthouse) or farol de São Pedro is a lighthouse in the southwestern point of the island of São Vicente in northwestern Cape Verde approximately 3 km west of the village of São Pedro, it is in the westernmost part of the small hill range dominating the island's westernmost part. It is accessed via the resort named Foya Branca (which in the early 2010s added more villas) and continues by a pathway which contains stairways about 2 km long.

The lighthouse tower has a white square shape with a lantern and a gallery, 14 m high. The colour is white with pink.

The lighthouse was completed in 1894 in the heyday of ship traffic that almost all stopped at Porto Grande Bay and Mindelo, it continued until the Great Depression of 1930. Today it guides ships that are stopping or leaving Porto Grande Bay, domestic shipping and ferry and ships entering and leaving the archipelago.

About the lighthouse

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References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Cape Verde". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
  3. ↑ "D. Amélia". Lighthouses in Cape Verde. Direcção Geral da Marinha e Portos (DGMP). Archived from the original on May 31, 2010. Retrieved September 11, 2010.


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