Preguiça Lighthouse

Preguiça Lighthouse
Location	Preguiça; São Nicolau; Cape Verde
Coordinates	16°33′42.06″N 24°17′6.11″W / 16.5616833°N 24.2850306°W
Tower
Constructed	1890
Construction	masonry hut
Height	7 metres (23 ft)
Markings	white hut
Power source	solar power
Light
Focal height	25 metres (82 ft)
Range	5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi)
Characteristic	Fl (2+1) R 15s.

The Preguiça Lighthouse (Portuguese: Farol da Preguiça) is a lighthouse located near the shore of Baía de São Jorge in Preguiça on the island of São Nicolau in northern Cape Verde. It is a masonry hut, coloured white. It sits at about 18 meters above sea level in the village, it is seven meters tall and its focal height is at 25 meters above sea level. Its focal range is 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi). Its characteristic is Fl (2+1) R 15s.^[1]

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^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e 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. 2015.

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[listoflights113-1] 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. 2015.

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