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List Of Lighthouses In Cape Verde ...
The following article is a list of lighthouses in Cape Verde. Cape Verde has tens of lighthouses scattered across its nine major islands. The lighthouses are administered by the Direction of Marine and Ports (''Direcção Geral de Marinha e Portos'') or DGMP. Boa Vista Brava Fogo Maio Sal Santiago Santo Antão São Nicolau São Vicente See also * Lists of lighthouses and lightvessels References External links {{DEFAULTSORT:Lighthouses in Cape Verde Lighthouses * Lighthouses Cape Verde , national_anthem = () , official_languages = Portuguese , national_languages = Cape Verdean Creole , capital = Praia , coordinates = , largest_city = capital , demonym ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lighthouse
A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of physical structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses and to serve as a beacon for navigational aid, for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways. Lighthouses mark dangerous coastlines, hazardous shoals, reefs, rocks, and safe entries to harbors; they also assist in aerial navigation. Once widely used, the number of operational lighthouses has declined due to the expense of maintenance and has become uneconomical since the advent of much cheaper, more sophisticated and effective electronic navigational systems. History Ancient lighthouses Before the development of clearly defined ports, mariners were guided by fires built on hilltops. Since elevating the fire would improve the visibility, placing the fire on a platform became a practice that led to the development of the lighthouse. In antiquity, the lighthouse functioned more as an entrance marker to ports than as a warning signal for reefs a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Farol Da Ponta Norte
Farol de Ponta Norte is a lighthouse in the northernmost point of the island of Sal, Cape Verde. It is located near the headland Ponta Norte. The original lighthouse was a 13 metres high cast iron tower, constructed in 1897. This was replaced with a masonry tower around 1940, which is now in ruins. The current light is on a 5 metres metal tower. See also *List of lighthouses in Cape Verde *List of buildings and structures in Cape Verde This article is a list of buildings and structures in Cape Verde ordered by city or island: Boa Vista * Nossa Senhora da Conceição church in Povoação Velha *Aristides Pereira International Airport near Rabil * Forte Duque de Bragança on Ilh ... References External linksA photo of the lighthouse in ruins at e-Caboverde Ponta Norte Sal, Cape Verde Lighthouses completed in 1897 1890s establishments in Cape Verde {{Lighthouse-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ponta Preta-Phare (2)
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Ponta may refer to: Ponta, Portuguese for "point" or promontory, is a part of many Portuguese and Brazilian toponyms: * Ponta, Texas * Ponta Grossa, a city in Brazil * Ponta Pelada Airport, an airport in Brazil * Ponta Porã International Airport, the airport serving Ponta Porã, Brazil * Ponta Porã, a municipality in Brazil * Victor Ponta (born 1972), Romanian politician See also * Ponta Cabinet (other) * Ponta Delgada (other) * Punta (other) Punta is a form of Garinagu music. Punta may also refer to: * ''Punta'', Spanish for "point" or promontory, is a part of many Spanish toponyms * ''Punta'' (butterfly), a genus of grass skipper butterfly * Punta rock, a rock version of Ppunta mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Farol Da Ponta Preta
Farol da Ponta Preta (the Ponta Preta Lighthouse) is a lighthouse in the northwesternmost part of the island of Santiago, Cape Verde. It stands on the headland Ponta Preta, 3 km northwest of the city Tarrafal. The lighthouse was constructed in 1889. Its lantern stands on a white column with a pyramidal base, in front of a small one storey building. The lighthouse was depicted on a Cape Verdean stamp in 2004. See also *List of lighthouses in Cape Verde *List of buildings and structures in Santiago, Cape Verde This is a list of buildings and structures in the island of Santiago, Cape Verde. The list is ordered by municipality. Praia * Complexo Desportivo Adega * Capeverdean National Archives (ANCV) * National Auditorium of Cape Verde * Cap ... Gallery File:Farol Ponta Preta.jpg, Ponta Preta Lighthouse from the southeastern side of the bay File:Ponta Preta-Phare (1).jpg, Ponta Preta Lighthouse above the nearby hill References External links * Pon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tarrafal, Cape Verde (municipality)
Tarrafal is a ''concelho'' (municipality) of Cape Verde. It is situated in the northern part of the island of Santiago. Its seat is the town Tarrafal. Its population was 18,565 at the 2010 census, and its area is 120.8 km2. Subdivisions The municipality consists of one ''freguesia'' (civil parish), Santo Amaro Abade. The ''freguesia'' is subdivided into the following settlements (population data from the 2010 census): * Achada Biscanhos (pop: 310) * Achada Lagoa (pop: 64) * Achada Longueira (pop: 520) *Achada Meio (pop: 211) *Achada Moirão (pop: 587) * Achada Tenda (pop: 1,242, town) * Biscainhos (pop: 695) *Chão Bom (pop: 5,166) * Curral Velho (pop: 358) *Fazenda (pop: 107) * Figueira Muita (pop: 160) * Lagoa (pop: 55) * Mato Brasil (pop: 160) *Mato Mendes (pop: 194) * Milho Branco (pop: 165) *Ponta Lobrão (pop: 435) *Ribeira da Prata (pop: 1,009, town) * Tarrafal (pop: 6,656, city) [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ponta Moreia
Ponta Moreia is the northernmost point of the island of Santiago, Cape Verde.Cabo Verde, Statistical Yearbook 2015 Instituto Nacional de Estatística, p. 26 It is about 2 km north of the nearest village, Fazenda
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Ponta Do Lobo
Ponta do Lobo is a headland in the southeastern part of the island of Santiago, Cape Verde. It is in the municipality of São Domingos, 4 km east of Vale da Custa, 4 km southeast of Moia Moia and 11 km northeast of Praia. The nearby bay ''Porto Lobo'' was mentioned as ''P. Lobo'' on the 1747 map by Jacques-Nicolas Bellin Jacques Nicolas Bellin (1703 – 21 March 1772) was a French hydrographer, geographer, and member of the French intellectual group called the philosophes. Bellin was born in Paris. He was hydrographer of France's hydrographic office, member of t .... The Ponta do Lobo Lighthouse stands on the headland. References Headlands of Cape Verde Geography of Santiago, Cape Verde São Domingos Municipality, Cape Verde {{CapeVerde-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ponta Temerosa
Ponta Temerosa is a headland on the island of Santiago, Cape Verde. Located in the south of the capital Praia, it is the southernmost point of the island. It is 2 km south from the city center. The lighthouse Farol de D. Maria Pia stands at the eastern point of the headland, marking the entrance to the Praia Harbour Praia Harbor ( pt, Porto da Praia) is the port of the city of Praia in the southern part of the island of Santiago, Cape Verde. It is situated in a natural bay of the Atlantic Ocean. Since the latest modernization in 2014, it has 2 long quays, 3 sh .... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Temerosa Geography of Santiago, Cape Verde Praia Headlands of Cape Verde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Farol D
Farol is a municipality in the state of Paraná in the Southern Region of Brazil. See also *List of municipalities in Paraná This is a list of the municipalities in the state of Paraná (PR), located in the South Region of Brazil. Paraná is divided into 399 municipalities, which are grouped into 39 microregions, which are grouped into 10 mesoregions. See also * ... References Municipalities in Paraná {{ParanáBR-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Farol De D
Farol is a municipality in the state of Paraná in the Southern Region of Brazil. See also *List of municipalities in Paraná This is a list of the municipalities in the state of Paraná (PR), located in the South Region of Brazil. Paraná is divided into 399 municipalities, which are grouped into 39 microregions, which are grouped into 10 mesoregions. See also * ... References Municipalities in Paraná {{ParanáBR-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santiago, Cape Verde
Santiago (Portuguese for “ Saint James”) is the largest island of Cape Verde, its most important agricultural centre and home to half the nation's population. Part of the Sotavento Islands, it lies between the islands of Maio ( to the east) and Fogo ( to the west). It was the first of the islands to be settled: the town of Ribeira Grande (now Cidade Velha and a UNESCO World Heritage Site) was founded in 1462. Santiago is home to the nation's capital city of Praia. History The eastern side of the nearby island of Fogo collapsed into the ocean 73,000 years ago, creating a tsunami 170 meters high which struck Santiago. In 1460, António de Noli became the first to visit the island. Da Noli settled at ''Ribeira Grande'' (now Cidade Velha) with his family members and Portuguese from Algarve and Alentejo in 1462.Valor simbóli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santa Maria, Cape Verde
Santa Maria (Portuguese for Saint Mary) is a cityCabo Verde, Statistical Yearbook 2015 Instituto Nacional de Estatística, p. 32-33 in the southern part of the island municipality of Sal, . It is located on the south coast, about 16 km south of the |
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