Preguiça Lighthouse

Preguiça Lighthouse
Location	Preguiça; São Nicolau; Cape Verde
Coordinates	16°33′42.06″N 24°17′6.11″W / 16.5616833°N 24.2850306°W
Tower
Constructed	1890
Construction	masonry hut
Height	7 metres (23 ft)
Markings	white hut
Power source	solar power
Light
Focal height	25 metres (82 ft)
Range	5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi)
Characteristic	Fl (2+1) R 15s.

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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^ ^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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[listoflights113-1] 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.

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