List of lighthouses in Cape Verde

The following article is a list of lighthouses in Cape Verde. ^[1] Cape Verde has tens of lighthouses scattered across its nine major islands, Boa Vista has five lighthouses alone:

Boa Vista

Name	Year built	Location & coordinates	Class of Light	Focal height	NGA number	Admiralty number	Range nml
Farol de Morro Negro		Morro Negro 16°06′08.8″N 22°40′39.0″W / 16.102444°N 22.677500°W / 16.102444; -22.677500
Farol da Ponta Varandhina		Ponta Varandhina 16°02′31.2″N 22°57′55.8″W / 16.042000°N 22.965500°W / 16.042000; -22.965500
Farol da Ponta da Escuma (inactive)		Ilhéu de Sal Rei 16°10′21.4″N 22°55′55.4″W / 16.172611°N 22.932056°W / 16.172611; -22.932056

Brava

Name	Year built	Location & coordinates	Class of Light	Focal height	NGA number	Admiralty number	Range nml
Farol da Ponta Nhô Martihno		southern point of Brava Island 14°48′12.0″N 24°42′06.0″W / 14.803333°N 24.701667°W / 14.803333; -24.701667
Farol da Ponta Jalunga		Furna 14°53′26.2″N 24°40′25.7″W / 14.890611°N 24.673806°W / 14.890611; -24.673806
Farol de Ilheu dé Cima		Ilhéu de Cima 14°57′54.5″N 24°38′30.8″W / 14.965139°N 24.641889°W / 14.965139; -24.641889

Fogo

Name	Year built	Location & coordinates	Class of Light	Focal height	NGA number	Admiralty number	Range nml
Farol da Ponta do Alcatraz		Dacabalaio 14°50′13.7″N 24°18′51.6″W / 14.837139°N 24.314333°W / 14.837139; -24.314333

Maio

Name	Year built	Location & coordinates	Class of Light	Focal height	NGA number	Admiralty number	Range nml
Farol de Forte de São José	1887	Cidade do Maio 15°08′11.9″N 23°12′44.9″W / 15.136639°N 23.212472°W / 15.136639; -23.212472
Farol da Ponta Cais		northern point of Maio 15°08′11.9″N 23°12′44.9″W / 15.136639°N 23.212472°W / 15.136639; -23.212472

Sal

Name	Year built	Location & coordinates	Class of Light	Focal height	NGA number	Admiralty number	Range nml
Farol da Ponta de Vera Cruz		Santa Maria 16°35′47.0″N 22°54′14.9″W / 16.596389°N 22.904139°W / 16.596389; -22.904139
Farol da Ponta do Sinó	1882	Santa Maria 16°35′20.4″N 22°55′17.4″W / 16.589000°N 22.921500°W / 16.589000; -22.921500	Fl(2+1) W 15s	11 meters	113-24164	D-2922	8
Farol da Ponta Norte (inactive)	1887	Reguinho Fiúra northern point 16°51′05.2″N 22°54′54.3″W / 16.851444°N 22.915083°W / 16.851444; -22.915083	Fl(2) W 12s	11 meters	113-24147	D-2946	8
Farol de Pedra de Lume (inactive)		Pedra de Lume 16°45′50.1″N 22°53′34.2″W / 16.763917°N 22.892833°W / 16.763917; -22.892833	Fl(5) W 20s	28 meters	113-04180	D-2943	8

Santiago

Name	Year built	Location & coordinates	Class of Light	Focal height	NGA number	Admiralty number	Range nml
Farol de Dona Maria Pia	1881	Ponta Temerosa, Praia 14°54′01.5″N 23°30′32.6″W / 14.900417°N 23.509056°W / 14.900417; -23.509056	Fl(2) W 6s	25 meters	113-24024	D-2876	15
Farol da Ponta do Lobo		Praia 14°59′13.6″N 23°25′49.1″W / 14.987111°N 23.430306°W / 14.987111; -23.430306
Farol da Ponta Moreia		Tarrafal 15°20′18.5″N 23°44′33.6″W / 15.338472°N 23.742667°W / 15.338472; -23.742667
Farol da Ponta Preta	1889	Tarrafal 15°17′34.4″N 23°46′16.4″W / 15.292889°N 23.771222°W / 15.292889; -23.771222	Fl(3) W 12s	34 meters	113-24215	D-2890	3

Santo Antão

Name	Year built	Location & coordinates	Class of Light	Focal height	NGA number	Admiralty number	Range nml
Farol da Ponta de Mangrande		western point of Santo Antão 17°03′14.4″N 25°21′25.8″W / 17.054000°N 25.357167°W / 17.054000; -25.357167
Farol da Ponta do Sol		Ponta do Sol, northernmost point in Cape Verde 17°12′14.9″N 25°05′22.6″W / 17.204139°N 25.089611°W / 17.204139; -25.089611
Farol da Ponta de Tumbo	1886	Janela 17°06′51.7″N 25°58′12.8″W / 17.114361°N 25.970222°W / 17.114361; -25.970222	Fl(4) W 20s	162 meters	113-24080	D-2950	17

São Nicolau

Name	Year built	Location & coordinates	Class of Light	Focal height	NGA number	Admiralty number	Range nml
Farol da Ponta Leste		eastern point of São Nicolau 16°34′08.9″N 24°00′37.2″W / 16.569139°N 24.010333°W / 16.569139; -24.010333
Farol da Pregujça		Preguiça 16°33′41.5″N 24°17′06.0″W / 16.561528°N 24.285000°W / 16.561528; -24.285000
Farol da Ponta do Barril		western point of São Nicolau 16°36′18.8″N 24°25′06.7″W / 16.605222°N 24.418528°W / 16.605222; -24.418528

São Vicente

Name	Year built	Location & coordinates	Class of Light	Focal height	NGA number	Admiralty number	Range nml
Farol de D. Luís		Ilhéu dos Pássaros 16°54′39.2″N 25°00′43.1″W / 16.910889°N 25.011972°W / 16.910889; -25.011972	Fl(3) W 12s	86 meters	113-24100	D-2942	14
Farol de Dona Amélia	1894	São Pedro 16°49′35.8″N 25°05′08.7″W / 16.826611°N 25.085750°W / 16.826611; -25.085750	Fl W 5s	56 meters	113-04096	D-2946	17

Notes

References

↑ Lighthouses of Cape Verde The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 21 August 2016

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List of lighthouses in Africa

Sovereign states	Algeria Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Comoros Democratic Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo Djibouti Egypt Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Ethiopia Gabon The Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) Kenya Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Mauritius Morocco Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeria Rwanda São Tomé and Príncipe Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa South Sudan Sudan Swaziland Tanzania Togo Tunisia Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe

States with limited recognition	Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Somaliland

Dependencies and other territories	Canary Islands / Ceuta / Melilla / Plazas de soberanía (Spain) Madeira (Portugal) Mayotte / Réunion (France) Saint Helena / Ascension Island / Tristan da Cunha (United Kingdom)

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List of lighthouses in Cape Verde

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