Farol de D. Maria Pia

Farol de D. Maria Pia
Farol da Ponta Temerosa
Farol de D. Maria Pia
Farol da Ponta Temerosa
Cape Verde
Location Prainha
southeast of Praia
Santiago
Cape Verde
Coordinates 14°54′1.55″N 23°30′32.91″W / 14.9004306°N 23.5091417°W / 14.9004306; -23.5091417Coordinates: 14°54′1.55″N 23°30′32.91″W / 14.9004306°N 23.5091417°W / 14.9004306; -23.5091417
Year first constructed 1881
Tower shape quadrangular
Height 21 metres (69 ft)
Focal height 25 metres (82 ft)
Range 15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi)
Characteristic Fl(2) W 6s
Admiralty number D-2876
NGA number 113-24024
ARLHS number CAP-003[1]
Cape Verde number 2136

Farol de D. Maria Pia, better known as the Farol da Ponta Temerosa or Farol da Praia is a lighthouse in the southern point of the island of Santiago in northeastern Cape Verde approximately 3.5 km southeast of the capital city of Praia inside the neighborhood of Praia where much of the foreign embassies are located. It marks the limits of Praia Harbor with the rest of the Atlantic, the limits exends to Ponta do Porto (de Visconde) and northeast to Ponta das Bicudas. The western entrance of the Port of Praia is to the west, it is connected with a small road linking the ferry portion of the port.

Description

The lighthouse was built in 1881 and its early etymology was after Maria Pia of Savoy, queen of Portugal at the time, one of the last Portuguese queens, the other is after its nearest promontory to downtown Praia, Ponta Temerosa situated on the tiny head known as Lazareto, its height is 21 m and is built at around 10 m above sea level. Northwest of the lighthouse is the Seminary of Sāo José (Saint Joseph). Since the 1980s and the 1990s, houses and buildings dominated the area within the cape and the entire area is the urban area of the south of Praia and is the southernmost extremity of the city and the urban area, it is being in the subdivision of Prainha.

The lighthouse tower has an octagonal lantern and a gallery, with a building connecting the land. Its structure is painted black,[2] it also has a grey coloured door. The lighthouse is used for navigational purpose and is open to the public though the tower is closed today.

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See also

References

  1. ↑ "Praia/Farol d. Maria Pia/Ponta Temerosa (Sao Tiago) Light". ARLHS World List of Lights (WLOL). ARLHS. 8 April de 2009. Retrieved 10 April 2009. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  2. ↑ Russ Rowlett (June 9, 2010). "Praia (Farol D. Maria Pia, Ponta Temerosa)". The Lighthouse Directory. UNC at Chapel Hill. Retrieved September 11, 2010.

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