Ponta Jalunga | |
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Coordinates: 14°53′27″N 24°40′21″W / 14.89097°N 24.6724°W | |
Location | Northeastern Brava, Cape Verde near Furna |
Offshore water bodies | Atlantic Ocean |
Area | |
• Total | about 100 ha |
Dimensions | |
• Length | 1 km |
• Width | 600-700 m |
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Location | Ponta Jalunga Furna Cape Verde |
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Coordinates | 14°53′26.2″N 24°40′25.7″W / 14.890611°N 24.673806°W |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1891 |
Foundation | masonry base |
Construction | mansory tower |
Height | 8 metres (26 ft) |
Shape | quadrangular tower with external staircase and lantern |
Markings | white tower, grey lantern |
Power source | solar power
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Light | |
Focal height | 23 metres (75 ft) |
Range | 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) [1] |
Characteristic | Fl (2+1) W 15s. |
Cape Verde no. | PT-2184 [2] |
Ponta Jalunga is a headland located nearly a kilometre northeast of the port of Furna on the island of Brava in southwestern Cape Verde. It is the northeasternmost point of the island. The promontory is a rocky area, up to 120 meters high. The headland was mentioned as Pt. Ghelongo in the 1747 map by Jacques-Nicolas Bellin. [3]
The lighthouse at Ponta Jalunga was constructed in 1891. It is a white masonry tower. It is 8 metres tall and its focal height is at 26 metres above sea level. Its range extends to 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) and its light source as with many other lighthouses is solar powered.
Ponta Jalunga | |
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Coordinates: 14°53′27″N 24°40′21″W / 14.89097°N 24.6724°W | |
Location | Northeastern Brava, Cape Verde near Furna |
Offshore water bodies | Atlantic Ocean |
Area | |
• Total | about 100 ha |
Dimensions | |
• Length | 1 km |
• Width | 600-700 m |
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Location | Ponta Jalunga Furna Cape Verde |
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Coordinates | 14°53′26.2″N 24°40′25.7″W / 14.890611°N 24.673806°W |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1891 |
Foundation | masonry base |
Construction | mansory tower |
Height | 8 metres (26 ft) |
Shape | quadrangular tower with external staircase and lantern |
Markings | white tower, grey lantern |
Power source | solar power
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Light | |
Focal height | 23 metres (75 ft) |
Range | 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) [1] |
Characteristic | Fl (2+1) W 15s. |
Cape Verde no. | PT-2184 [2] |
Ponta Jalunga is a headland located nearly a kilometre northeast of the port of Furna on the island of Brava in southwestern Cape Verde. It is the northeasternmost point of the island. The promontory is a rocky area, up to 120 meters high. The headland was mentioned as Pt. Ghelongo in the 1747 map by Jacques-Nicolas Bellin. [3]
The lighthouse at Ponta Jalunga was constructed in 1891. It is a white masonry tower. It is 8 metres tall and its focal height is at 26 metres above sea level. Its range extends to 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) and its light source as with many other lighthouses is solar powered.