Preguiça Lighthouse

Lighthouse

Preguiça Lighthouse

Location| Preguiça
São Nicolau
Cape Verde
Coordinates| 16°33′42.06″N 24°17′6.11″W﻿ / ﻿16.5616833°N 24.2850306°W﻿ / 16.5616833; -24.2850306
Tower
Constructed| 1890
Construction| masonry hut
Height| 7 metres (23 ft)[1]
Markings| white hut
Power source| solar power
Light
Focal height| 25 metres (82 ft)[1]
Range| 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi)[1]
Characteristic| Fl (2+1) R 15s.[1]

The Preguiça Lighthouse (Portuguese: Farol da Preguiça) is a lighthouse located near the shore of Baía de São Jorge in Preguiça on the island of São Nicolau in northern Cape Verde. It is a masonry hut, coloured white. It sits at about 18 meters above sea level in the village, it is seven meters tall and its focal height is at 25 meters above sea level. Its focal range is 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi). Its characteristic is Fl (2+1) R 15s.[1]

## See also

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* Africa portal
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* List of lighthouses in Cape Verde

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e 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. 2015.

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