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Cape Mondego Lighthouse
Farol do Cabo Mondego
Cape Mondego Lighthouse
Map
LocationBuarcos, Figueira da Foz Municipality, Portugal
Coordinates40°11′28″N 8°54′19″W / 40.19111°N 8.90528°W / 40.19111; -8.90528
Tower
Constructed1922 (started 1917)
Constructionstone Edit this on Wikidata
Automated1988
Height15 metres (49 ft)
HeritageImmovable Cultural Heritage of Municipal Interest Edit this on Wikidata
Light
Focal height98 m (322 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
LensThird-order Fresnel 500mm
Range28 nautical miles
CharacteristicFl W 5s

The Cape Mondego Lighthouse (Portuguese: Farol do Cabo Mondego) is situated 3 nautical miles NNW of the Mondego River estuary on the Portuguese Atlantic coast, in the parish of Buarcos, in the Figueira da Foz Municipality, in the Coimbra District. It was constructed in 1922, replacing an earlier lighthouse to its south. The lighthouse has a square white masonry tower, 97 metres (318 ft) above sea level, together with annexes.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Farol do Cabo Mondego / Farol de Buarcos". Monumentos. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Farol Cabo Mondego". Autoridade Marítima Nacional. Retrieved 6 May 2023.

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