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Farol de D. Luis (also: ''Farol do Ilhéu dos Pássaros'') is a lighthouse on the islet of
Ilhéu dos Pássaros Ilhéu dos Pássaros is an uninhabited rocky islet in the bay of Mindelo, São Vicente Island, Cape Verde. It lies about west of the headland Ponta João Ribeiro, and northwest of Mindelo city centre. It lies between the Porto Grande Bay an ...
, 1.3 km off the coast of the island of São Vicente,
Cape Verde , national_anthem = () , official_languages = Portuguese , national_languages = Cape Verdean Creole , capital = Praia , coordinates = , largest_city = capital , demonym ...
. It lies at the entrance to the
Porto Grande Bay Porto Grande Bay ( pt, Baía do Porto Grande), also Mindelo Bay, is a bay on the north coast of the island of São Vicente, Cape Verde. The main city of São Vicente, Mindelo, is situated at the bay. The Porto Grande Bay is a natural harbour. It ...
from the
Canal de São Vicente The Canal de São Vicente is a strait of the Atlantic Ocean separating the islands of Santo Antão and São Vicente, Cape Verde. At its narrowest point, it is wide. The ferry route between the ports of Porto Novo on Santo Antão and Mindelo on ...
, the strait between São Vicente and Santo Antão. The lighthouse sits atop the highest point of the islet, and is connected to the keepers house halfway down the slope by a stairway. The lighthouse was built around 1882, and was named after king
Luís I of Portugal Dom Luís I (31 October 1838, in Lisbon – 19 October 1889, in Cascais), known as The Popular (Portuguese: O Popular) was a member of the ruling House of Braganza,"While remaining patrilineal dynasts of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha accord ...
. It is a white hexagonal tower with a small lantern, total height five metres. Its focal height is 86 metres, and its range is .


See also

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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' ...
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List of buildings and structures in São Vicente, Cape Verde This is a list of buildings and structures in the island of São Vicente, Cape Verde. Mindelo *Centro Nacional de Artesanato e Design * Liceu Velho *Liceu Ludgero Lima *Pro-Cathedral of Our Lady of the Light, Mindelo *Paços do Concelho *Palá ...


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Farol Luis D. Luis Mindelo Transport in São Vicente, Cape Verde Portuguese colonial architecture in Cape Verde