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Location |
Pedra de Lume Sal Cape Verde |
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Coordinates | 16°45′50.1″N 22°53′34.2″W / 16.763917°N 22.892833°W |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1855 [2] |
Construction | masonry building |
Height | 26 feet (7.9 m) [1] |
Operator | private [1] [3] |
Light | |
Focal height | 13 metres (43 ft) [1] |
Range | 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) [1] |
Characteristic | F R (occasional) |
Cape Verde no. | 2026 |
Farol de Pedra de Lume is a lighthouse in the eastern point of the island of Sal in northeastern Cape Verde at the small port of Pedra de Lume and 5 km east of the city of Espargos. The chapel was completed in 1853, the lighthouse was completed in 1855. [2]