Farol da Ribeira Brava

Ribeira BravaLighthouse
Farol da Ribeira Brava

Ribeira Brava Lighthouse
Portugal Madeira
Location Ribeira Brava
Madeira
Portugal
Coordinates 32°40′07.77″N 17°03′52.96″W / 32.6688250°N 17.0647111°W / 32.6688250; -17.0647111Coordinates: 32°40′07.77″N 17°03′52.96″W / 32.6688250°N 17.0647111°W / 32.6688250; -17.0647111
Year first constructed 1930
Construction masonry tower
Tower shape square parallelepiped tower
Markings / pattern red tower, white trim
Height 6 metres (20 ft)
Focal height 34 metres (112 ft)
Light source mains power
Characteristic Fl R 5s.
Admiralty number D2746
NGA number 23720
ARLHS number MAD-014[1]

The Farol da Ribeira Brava is a small lighthouse on the south coast of the island of Madeira, Portugal. The lighthouse was built in 1930[2] on top of a promontory at a focal height of 34 metres, located 16 km west of the city of Funchal.[3]

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References

  1. Ribeira Brava The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved March 18, 2016
  2. J. Teixeira de Aguilar (2005). Onde a Terra Acaba. História dos Faróis Portugueses (in Portuguese) (2nd ed.). Lisbon: Pandora. p. 324. ISBN 972-8247-03-6.
  3. Rowlett, Russ. Lighthouses of Portugal: Madeira. The Lighthouse Directory.


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