Ponta do Lobo Lighthouse ( pt, Farol de Ponta do Lobo) is a lighthouse located near the headland named
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 ''P ...
, in the southeastern part of the island of
Santiago
Santiago (, ; ), also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile as well as one of the largest cities in the Americas. It is the center of Chile's most densely populated region, the Santiago Metropolitan Region, whose ...
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Cape Verde
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[ The lighthouse is located about 4 km east of the nearest village, ]Vale da Custa
Vale da Custa is a village in the southeastern part of the island of Santiago, Cape Verde. It is situated 2 km northwest of São Francisco Bay, 6 km southeast of Ribeirão Chiqueiro and northeast of the capital Praia. It is part of the municipali ...
, and 11 km northeast of the capital Praia
Praia (, Portuguese language, Portuguese for "beach") is the capital and largest city of Cape Verde. . The lighthouse was built in 1887 and is the island's second oldest. It is a 9 metres high trapezoidal tower, attached to a single storey keeper's house.[ Its class of light is Fl (4) W 15s., its focal height is at 17 meters above sea level and 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' ...
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Photo of Ponta do Lobo's lighthouse
São Domingos Municipality, Cape Verde
Lighthouses in Cape Verde
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