octagonal tower with balcony and lantern attached to 1-storey keeper’s house[2]
Markings
white tower, grey lantern roof
Heritage
Heritage of Portuguese Influence
Light
Focal height
25 metres (82 ft)[1]
Range
5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi)[1]
Characteristic
Fl (2) W 6s.[1]
Cape Verde no.
PT-2136[2]
Farol de Dona Maria Pia (also known as Farol da Ponta Temerosa or Farol da Praia) is a lighthouse at the southernmost point of the island of Santiago, Cape Verde. It stands on the headland Ponta Temerosa, at the entrance of Praia Harbour, 2 km south of the city centre of Praia. The lighthouse was built in 1881 and was named after Maria Pia of Savoy, queen of Portugal at the time. The octagonal tower is 21 m high and its focal plane is 25 m above mean sea level. It is painted white.[2] The lighthouse is used for navigational purposes.
^ abcdList of Lights, Pub. 113: The West Coasts of Europe and Africa, the Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea and Azovskoye More (Sea of Azov)(PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2018. p. 427.
^ abcRowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Cape Verde". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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