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Praia Municipality

Temerosa Lighthouse

Farol de Dona Maria Pia is a lighthouse at the southernmost point of the island of , . It stands on the headland Ponta Temerosa, at the entrance of Praia Harbour, 2 km south of the city centre of .
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Photo: Gagum, CC BY 2.0.
  • Type: Lighthouse
  • Description: lighthouse in Cape Verde
  • Also known as: “D. Maria Pia Lighthouse”, “Dona Maria Pia Lighthouse”, “Farol de D. Maria Pia”, “Farol de María Pia”, and “Farol Maria Pia”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Green Island and Embassy of Russia.

Photo: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ilhéu de Santa Maria is a small uninhabited islet of the Sotavento archipelago in located off the shore of the island . Like all Cape Verdean islands, the islet is of volcanic origin.

Government office
Photo: Mosbatho, CC BY 4.0.
is a government office, which is situated 770 metres northwest of Temerosa Lighthouse.

Government office
Photo: Gagum, CC BY 2.0.
is a government office, which is situated 1 km northwest of Temerosa Lighthouse.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Prainha and Achada Santo António.

Suburb
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is a subdivision of the city of in the island of , . Its population was 309 at the 2010 census. It is situated on the coast, south of the city centre.

Suburb
Photo: Torbenbrinker, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a subdivision of the city of in the island of , . Its population was 12,965 at the 2010 census. It is situated near the Atlantic coast, southwest of the city centre.

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— literally "Beach" in Portuguese — is 's capital and busiest city. While it's maybe not comparable to a western metropolis, with a population of only about 159,050, one in four Cape Verdeans call the city home and the city is an important thoroughfare for international visitors to the archipelagic country.

Temerosa Lighthouse

Latitude
14.90044° or 14° 54′ 2″ north
Longitude
-23.50908° or 23° 30′ 33″ west
Open location code
796RWF2R+59
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1021647088
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­lighthouse
Geo­Names ID
11603641
Wiki­data ID
Q10280150
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Swedish—“Temerosa Lighthouse” goes by many names.

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