Ilhéu de Cima Lighthouse ( pt, Farol do Ilhéu de Cima) is a lighthouse on
Ilhéu de Cima
Ilhéu de Cima is an uninhabited island of Cape Verde. It is part of the Ilhéus do Rombo islet group, located east of Ilhéu Grande, the other main islet of the group, and northeast of the island Brava. They are administratively a part of the ...
located about 80 m above sea level.
The lighthouse is the only building inside the integral nature reserve
Ilhéus do Rombo
The Ilhéus do Rombo, also known as the Ilhéus Secos (Portuguese for "Dry Islets", because of their aridity and paucity of vegetation), are a group of small, uninhabited islands in the Cape Verde archipelago, lying off the coast of north-west Af ...
.
It is a small white tower 4 meters in height with a white lantern,
[ the lighthouse is solar powered. The caretaker's house is next door. It flashes white lights every 12 seconds, its range is .][
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See also
*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' ...
References
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Brava Municipality
Lighthouses in Cape Verde