Water: | Atlantic Ocean |
Ponta Jalunga | |
Type: | Headland |
Map: | Cape Verde |
Map Width: | 300px |
Relief: | 1 |
Label Position: | Ponta Nhô Martinho |
Location: | Northeastern Brava, Cape Verde near Furna |
Coordinates: | 14.891°N -24.6724°W |
Water Bodies: | Atlantic Ocean |
Length: | 1 km |
Width: | 600-700 m |
Area: | about 100 ha |
Qid: | Q33126542 |
Ponta Jalunga Lighthouse | |
Location: | Ponta Jalunga Furna Cape Verde |
Coordinates: | 14.8906°N -24.6738°W |
Yearbuilt: | 1891 |
Foundation: | masonry base |
Construction: | masonry tower |
Shape: | quadrangular tower with external staircase and lantern |
Marking: | white tower, grey lantern |
Height: | 8m (26feet) |
Focalheight: | 23m (75feet) |
Characteristic: | Fl (2+1) W 15s. |
Country: | Cape Verde |
Countrynumber: | PT-2184 |
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.[1]
The 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 and its light source as with many other lighthouses is solar powered.