Ponta Moreia
15°20′25″N 23°44′33″W / 15.34016°N 23.74253°W / 15.34016; -23.74253Location Northern Santiago, Cape Verde Offshore water bodies Atlantic Ocean Mountains ![Santiago Island, Cape Verde](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Locator_map_of_Santiago%2C_Cape_Verde.png/175px-Locator_map_of_Santiago%2C_Cape_Verde.png)
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Ponta Moreia is the northernmost point of the island of Santiago, Cape Verde.[1] It is about 2 km north of the nearest village, Fazenda, and around 5 km north of Tarrafal.
There is a lighthouse near the headland, Farol de Ponta Moreia. It is an 8 metres high tower, with a focal plane of 97 meters above sea level.[2][3]
References
- ^ Cabo Verde, Statistical Yearbook 2015, Instituto Nacional de Estatística, p. 26
- ^ 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.
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Cape Verde". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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