Lighthouse of Ponta das Contendas
The Ponta das Contendas Lighthouse is lighthouse located along the promontory of Contendas, in the civil parish of São Sebastião, municipality of Angra do Heroísmo on the island of Terceira, in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores.Photo: Carlos Luis M C da Cruz, Public domain.
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Portugal
- Also known as: “Farol da Ponta das Contendas” and “Ponta das Contendas Lighthouse”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Gruta das Agulhas and Forte do Pesqueiro dos Meninos.
Gruta das Agulhas
Gruta das Agulhas is a cave located along the promontory of Ponta dos Coelhos, in the Bay of Refugo, in the civil parish of Porto Judeu, in the municipality of Angra do Heroísmo, the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. Gruta das Agulhas is situated 2 km west of Lighthouse of Ponta das Contendas.Forte do Pesqueiro dos Meninos
Ruins
Photo: Carlos Luis M C da Cruz, Public domain.
Forte do Pesqueiro dos Meninos is a ruins, which is situated 2 km north of Lighthouse of Ponta das Contendas.
Lighthouse of Ponta das Contendas
- Categories: cultural heritage, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Vila de São Sebastião, Angra do Heroísmo, Terceira, Azores, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
38.64358° or 38° 38′ 37″ northLongitude
-27.08426° or 27° 5′ 3″ westElevation
25 metres (82 feet)Height
13 metres (43 feet)Open location code
89CJJWV8+C7OpenStreetMap ID
node 6255637980OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseGeoNames ID
12059753Wikidata ID
Q6546365
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In Other Languages
From French to Portuguese—“Lighthouse of Ponta das Contendas” goes by many names.
- French: “phare de Ponta das Contendas”
- French: “Phare de Ponta das Contendas”
- German: “Farol da Ponta das Contendas”
- Portuguese: “Farol da Ponta das Contendas”
- Portuguese: “Farol das contendas”
- Portuguese: “Farol das Contendas”
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