Dona Amélia Lighthouse Explained

Farol de Dona Amélia
Ponta Machado
Location:near São Pedro
São Vicente
Cape Verde
Coordinates:16.8266°N -25.0853°W
Yearbuilt:1894
Construction:masonry tower
Shape:square tower with balcony and lantern rising from one-story keeper's house
Marking:white tower
Height:14m (46feet)
Focalheight:56m (184feet)
Characteristic:Fl W 5s.
Country:Cape Verde
Countrynumber:PT-2020

Farol de D. Amélia (also: farol da ponta Machado, Ponta Machado Lighthouse) is a lighthouse in the southwestern point of the island of São Vicente in northwestern Cape Verde. It lies 3 km west of the village of São Pedro. The lighthouse is a white square tower with a lantern and a gallery, 14 m high. The lighthouse was completed in 1894.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. 6 September 2018.