Characteristic Fl(2+1) W 15s NGA number 113-24164 Opened 1892 Range 14,816 m Year first constructed 1892 | Admiralty number D-2922 Cape Verde number 2080 Height 9 m Focal height 11 m | |
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Location Santa Maria, Sal, Cape Verde Tower shape square parallelepiped tower Similar Monte Grande, Buracona, Monte Gordo - Cape Ver, Topo da Coroa, Farol da Ponta Preta | ||
Farol da Ponta do Sinó (the Farol da Ponta do Sinó Lighthouse), is a lighthouse in the southernmost point of the island of Sal in northeastern Cape Verde, it is located 400 meters north of Ponta do Sinó and around 2 km southwest of the center of Santa Maria. Until 2003, the area featured nothing but small bushes and dirt roads, in the early 2010s, new hotels and villas (the nearest being Hotel Funana (titled as Riu Funana, the Creole form, the name is African etymology named after the music genre) popped up north of the lighthouse and its communal limits spread to include the lighthouse and the whole portion.
The tower is quadrangular and is 9 meters tall and is made out of concrete, it has an outer staircase and features a lantern. All of the exterior are painted in white.