São Sebastião Lighthouse
Location | São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe |
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Coordinates | 0°20′0″N 6°44′0″E / 0.33333°N 6.73333°ECoordinates: 0°20′0″N 6°44′0″E / 0.33333°N 6.73333°E |
Year first constructed | November 10, 1928 |
Tower shape | quadrangular |
Height | 6 metres (20 ft) |
Focal height | 14 metres (46 ft) |
Range | 9 nautical miles (17 km; 10 mi) |
Characteristic | Fl(4) W 12s |
Admiralty number | D4237 |
NGA number | 25192 |
ARLHS number | SAO-002[1] |
São Sebastião Lighthouse (Portuguese: Farol de São Sebastião), is a lighthouse located in the fortress on the point of Ana Chaves Bay in São Tomé, capital of São Tomé and Príncipe. It is located at Avenuda 12 de Julho. The fortress is now part of the National Museum of History and Art (Museu Nacional de História e Arte)
Description
The lighthouse was built in 1928 and its etymology is Saint Sebastian.
The lighthouse tower is cylindrical and connects with the fort wall , the exterior portion has an iron lantern. The tower is painted black. Its structure is painted black and its lantern and ladder are white.[2]
In 1886, it had a smaller lighthouse, the new tower was built on November 10, 1928. On September 20, 1994, the tower went under remodeling by the Portuguese Navy and opened according to the Luso-Santomean MIlitary Technical Cooperation[3]
The lighthouse is still active today. It is open to the public and visitors can easily climb to the gallery.
Characteristics
- Light:
- fl..5s, ec. 1.5s (three portions)
- fl..5s, ec. 5.5s
See also
References
- ↑ "Sao Tome & Principe". ARLHS World of Lights (WLOL). Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society. April 8, 2009. Retrieved 14 April 2009.
- ↑ "Lighthouses of São Tomé and Príncipe". University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: The Lighthouse Directory. September 16, 2005. Retrieved April 14, 2009.
- ↑ "Farol de São Sebastião (Ilha de São Tomé)". Cooperação Técnico Militar Luso - Sãotomense (in Portuguese). Portuguese Navy. July 2001. Retrieved 14 April 2009.
External links
- São Tomé e Príncipe - Navigational help (Portuguese)