Focal height 34 metres (112 ft) Admiralty number D-2890
D-2919.75 Opened 1889 | Characteristic Fl(3) W 12s Height 6 m Year first constructed 1889 | |
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Location Tarrafal, Santiago, Cape Verde Tower shape square parallelepiped tower Range 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) Address Farol da Ponta Preta, Cape Verde Similar Farol de D Amélia, Farol de D Maria Pia, Farol de Fontes Pereira d, Pico da Antónia, Serra da Malagueta | ||
Farol de boi
Farol da Ponta Preta (the Ponta Preta Lighthouse, Portuguese: literally Black Point Lighthouse), also as farol do Tarrafal is a lighthouse in the northwesternmost point of the island of Santiago in southcentral Cape Verde, it is located near the area of Ponta Preta and are linked with only dirt roads, it is located in the northeast part of Baía do Tarrafal and around 3 km northwest of the town, through roads, it is about 6 km from Tarrafal, the northern part is a dirt road. The lighthouse was constructed in 1889. Before the 1980s, its geography around the point was predominantly rocky and rarely had any trees, now much of the area are wooded and features mainly groves.
Its lantern features a white column with a pyramidal form, the front features a small ground floor building colored white used to house a lighthouse keeper.
The lighthouse was featured on a Cape Verdean stamp in 2004.