Farol de Fontes Pereira de Melo (also: farol da ponta de Tumbo) is a lighthouse at the northeastern point of the island of Santo Antão in northwestern Cape Verde. It is situated on the headland Ponta de Tumbo, 2 km east of Janela, 6 km southeast of Pombas and 15 km northeast of Porto Novo. The lighthouse was named after Fontes Pereira de Melo, prime minister of Portugal for several times between 1871 and 1886. It is a white octagonal masonry tower, 16 meters high.[2] Its focal height is 162 meters above sea level, and its range is 17 nautical miles (31 km; 20 mi).[1] The adjacent building for the lighthouse keeper is abandoned and in poor condition.[2]
 The lighthouse shown on the left of the picture | |
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| Location | Janela Santo Antão Cape Verde |
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| Coordinates | 17°6′51.7″N 24°58′12.8″W / 17.114361°N 24.970222°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1886 |
| Construction | masonry tower |
| Height | 16 metres (52 ft)[1] |
| Shape | octagonal tower with balcony and gallery |
| Markings | white tower and lantern |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1886  |
| Deactivated | 2006 |
| Focal height | 162 metres (531 ft)[1] |
| Range | 17 nautical miles (31 km; 20 mi)[1] |
| Characteristic | Fl (4) W 20s.[1] |
| Cape Verde no. | 2008[2] |
Demolition
editOctober 2017 photos on Google Maps show the lighthouse is no longer there, with only underground parts of the interior and the stairwell still visible[1].
Rebuilt
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We were there in February 2019. A beautiful (new?) lighthouse is there. It is also visible on Google maps now.
See also
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edit- ^ 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. 2018. p. 425.
- ^ a b c Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Cape Verde". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
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