Pedra de Lume Lighthouse
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 Pedra de Lume chapel and lighthouse | |
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| Location | Pedra de Lume Sal Cape Verde |
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| Coordinates | 16°45′50.1″N 22°53′34.2″W / 16.763917°N 22.892833°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1855[2] |
| Construction | masonry building |
| Height | 7.9 metres (26 ft)[1] |
| Markings | white building |
| Operator | private[1][3] |
| Light | |
| Focal height | 13 metres (43 ft)[1] |
| Range | 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi)[1] |
| Characteristic | F R (occasional) |
| Cape Verde no. | 2026 |
Farol de Pedra de Lume is a lighthouse in the eastern point of the island of Sal in northeastern Cape Verde approximately 1 km northeast of the village and the small port of Pedra de Lume and 5 km east of the city of Espargos, it is near the caldera of Pedra de Lume. It is accessed by a dirt road linking the Espargos-Pedra de Lume Road.
About the lighthouse
The chapel was completed in 1853 and was one of the island's first church, the lighthouse was competed in 1855.[2] During the late 19th century and the early 20th century when ship traffic was as its highest, the lighthouse was not as active as to Mindelo's and Santo Antão's as possibly no ship traffic occurred at that location. Its main activity is after the 1950s when more ships passed around and further east of the island mainly without stopping at any of the archipelago's ports. Today, some of the ships passes near the lighthouse.
The lighthouse tower has a modern metal column 5 meters in height. The front is made up of wood of a pyramidal form 8 meters tall. Located nearby is a small chapel, its wall color is white, made out of tile and black and white horizontal bands painted on the roof and the edges, around it serves as a diurnal marking.
See also
References
- Russ Rowlett (June 9, 2010). "Pedra de Lume Second Range Near". The Lighthouse Directory. UNC at Chapel Hill. Retrieved September 11, 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f g 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.
- ^ a b Chapel image with construction date
- ^ "Cape Verde". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
External links
- Photo at the DGMP (General Directory of the Sea and Ports) website Template:Pt icon
- Image with a Primitive Tower and the Diurnal Marking[permanent dead link]
Media related to Farol de Pedra de Lume at Wikimedia Commons
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