Ponta Norte Lighthouse | |
Location: | Ponta Norte Cape Verde |
Coordinates: | 16.8514°N -22.9151°W |
Yearbuilt: | 1897 (first) ~1940 (second, now in ruins) |
Yeardeactivated: | ~1940 (first) ~1960 (second) |
Foundation: | concrete base |
Construction: | metal skeletal tower (current) masonry tower (second) |
Shape: | square prism skeletal tower (current) cylindrical tower (second) |
Marking: | white tower (second) |
Height: | 4.8m (15.7feet) (current) 10.9m (35.8feet) (second) |
Focalheight: | 16m (52feet) (current) |
Characteristic: | Fl (3) W 12s. |
Country: | Cape Verde |
Countrynumber: | PT-2070 |
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.[1]