Ponta Jalunga

Ponta Jalunga
Headland
Ponta Jalunga is located in Cape Verde
Ponta Jalunga
Ponta Jalunga
Coordinates: 14°53′27″N 24°40′21″W / 14.89097°N 24.6724°W / 14.89097; -24.6724
LocationNortheastern Brava, Cape Verde near Furna
Offshore water bodiesAtlantic Ocean
Area
 • Totalabout 100 ha
Dimensions
 • Length1 km
 • Width600-700 m
Ponta Jalunga Lighthouse
Map
LocationPonta Jalunga
Furna
Cape Verde
Coordinates14°53′26.2″N 24°40′25.7″W / 14.890611°N 24.673806°W / 14.890611; -24.673806
Tower
Constructed1891
Foundationmasonry base
Constructionmasonry tower
Height8 metres (26 ft)
Shapequadrangular tower with external staircase and lantern
Markingswhite tower, grey lantern
Power sourcesolar power Edit this on Wikidata
Light
Focal height23 metres (75 ft)
Range5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi)[1]
CharacteristicFl (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]

Ponta Jalunga Lighthouse

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.

See also

References

  1. ^ 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. 2018. p. 427.
  2. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Cape Verde". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
  3. ^ Jacques-Nicolas Bellin (1747). "Carte des Isles du Cap Verd = Kaart van de Eilanden van Kabo Verde" (in French).