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Tigres Island
Native name:
Ilha dos Tigres
Tigres Island is located in Angola
Tigres Island
Tigres Island
Geography
LocationAtlantic Ocean
Coordinates16°36′S 11°41′E / 16.600°S 11.683°E / -16.600; 11.683
Area98 km2 (38 sq mi)
Length20 km (12 mi)
Width6 km (3.7 mi)
Highest elevation30 m (100 ft)
Administration
Angola
ProvinceNamibe Province
Demographics
Populationuninhabited
Ponta da Marca Lighthouse Edit this at Wikidata
Constructed1930s Edit this on Wikidata
Foundationon piles
Constructionmasonry tower (current)
metal skeletal tower (first) [1]
Height12 m (39 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Shapeconical tower (current)
square pyramidal skeletal tower with balcony, lantern and enclosed observatory room (first)[1][2]
Markingswhite Edit this on Wikidata
Power sourcesolar power Edit this on Wikidata
OperatorInstituto Marítimo e Portuário de Angola Edit this on Wikidata
Focal height15 m (49 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Range18 nmi (33 km; 21 mi) Edit this on Wikidata
CharacteristicFl(3) W 11s Edit this on Wikidata

Tigres Island (Portuguese: Ilha dos Tigres) is an island in Angola.[3] It is situated in the Namibe Province.

  1. ^ a b Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Angola". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
  2. ^ List 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. 2016.
  3. ^ "Ilha dos Tigres". Mapcarta. Retrieved 10 October 2016.

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