Ilhéu de Sal Rei is an uninhabited islet near the coast of
Boa Vista Island,
Cape Verde
Cape Verde or Cabo Verde, officially the Republic of Cabo Verde, is an island country and archipelagic state of West Africa in the central Atlantic Ocean, consisting of ten volcanic islands with a combined land area of about . These islands ...
. It is located southwest of the island capital
Sal Rei. Its area is
[Resolução nº 36/2016]
, Estratégia e Plano Nacional de Negócios das Áreas Protegidas and its highest point is .
[Protected areas in the island of Boa Vista]
- Municipality of Boa Vista, March 2013
The islet has exposed basaltic and limestone rock, and there are sandy beaches in sheltered areas. The entire islet is a natural monument.
[ The headland Ponta de Escuma is the islet's westernmost point. A narrow strait to its northeast separates it from Boa Vista island by 500 to 600 meters. On the southern tip of the island, the ruined Portuguese fort Duque de Bragança is situated.
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Ponta da Escuma Lighthouse
The island has a lighthouse
A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of physical structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lens (optics), lenses and to serve as a beacon for navigational aid for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways.
Ligh ...
named Ponta de Escuma, built in 1888, consisted of a concrete staircase high with the light on the top. The current light is a cylindrical metal mast high with balcony and lantern. According to the NGA the light is still active,[ has a ]solar power
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unit and emits five flashes white or red depending from the direction in a twenty seconds period visible up to 11 nautical mile
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s.[
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Gallery
File:Ilheu sal rei por do sol.JPG, Sunset near the Sal Rei Islet
Ilhéu de Sal Rei DSC07617 Boa Vista.jpg
See also
* List of lighthouses in Cape Verde
References
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Uninhabited islands of Cape Verde
Geography of Boa Vista, Cape Verde
Protected areas of Cape Verde
Ilhéu de Sal Rei
Sal Rei