Ponta Jalunga is a headland located nearly a kilometre northeast of the port of Furna on the island of Brava in southwestern Cape Verde. It is the northeasternmost point of the island. The promontory is a rocky area, up to 120 meters high. The headland was mentioned as Pt. Ghelongo in the 1747 map by Jacques-Nicolas Bellin.[3]
Ponta Jalunga | |
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  Ponta Jalunga | |
| Coordinates: 14°53′27″N 24°40′21″W / 14.89097°N 24.6724°W | |
| Location | Northeastern Brava, Cape Verde near Furna |
| Offshore water bodies | Atlantic Ocean |
| Area | |
| • Total | about 100 ha |
| Dimensions | |
| • Length | 1 km |
| • Width | 600-700 m |
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| Location | Ponta Jalunga Furna Cape Verde |
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| Coordinates | 14°53′26.2″N 24°40′25.7″W / 14.890611°N 24.673806°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1891 |
| Foundation | masonry base |
| Construction | masonry tower |
| Height | 8 metres (26 ft) |
| Shape | quadrangular tower with external staircase and lantern |
| Markings | white tower, grey lantern |
| Power source | solar power  |
| Light | |
| Focal height | 23 metres (75 ft) |
| Range | 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi)[1] |
| Characteristic | Fl (2+1) W 15s. |
| Cape Verde no. | PT-2184[2] |
Ponta Jalunga Lighthouse
editThe lighthouse at Ponta Jalunga was constructed in 1891. It is a white masonry tower. It is 8 metres tall and its focal height is at 26 metres above sea level. Its range extends to 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) and its light source as with many other lighthouses is solar powered.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 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. 2018. p. 427.
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Cape Verde". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
- ^ Jacques-Nicolas Bellin (1747). "Carte des Isles du Cap Verd = Kaart van de Eilanden van Kabo Verde" (in French).
