Pedra de Lume Lighthouse
Farol de Pedra de Lume is a lighthouse in the eastern point of the island of Sal in northeastern Cape Verde at the small port of Pedra de Lume and 5 km east of the city of Espargos. The chapel was completed in 1853, the lighthouse was completed in 1855.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Cape Verde
- Also known as: “Farol de Pedra de Lume”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cagarral and Pedra de Lume salt ponds.
Cagarral
Peak
Cagarral is a mountain in the northeastern part of the island of Sal in Cape Verde. It is located near the east coast, 2 km northeast of Pedra de Lume and 6 km east of the island capital Espargos.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pedra de Lume and Espargos.
Pedra de Lume
Village
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Pedra de Lume is a village in the northeastern part of the island of Sal, Cape Verde. The village is situated on the east coast, about 5 km east of the island capital Espargos. It has a small port and a lighthouse, Farol de Pedra de Lume.
Espargos
Town
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Espargos is the capital and main commercial centre of the island and municipality of Sal, Cape Verde. The city is situated in the heart of the island. Espargos is situated 6 km west of Pedra de Lume Lighthouse.
Terra Boa
Locality
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Terra Boa is a remote village in the northern part of the island of Sal, Cape Verde. In 2010 its population was 131. The village is about 4 km north of the island capital Espargos. Terra Boa is situated 7 km northwest of Pedra de Lume Lighthouse.
Pedra de Lume Lighthouse
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Sal, Cape Verde, Africa
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Latitude
16.76267° or 16° 45′ 46″ northLongitude
-22.889° or 22° 53′ 20″ westOpen location code
798VQ476+39OpenStreetMap ID
node 12504558997OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseWikidata ID
Q10280161
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Pedra de Lume Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “far de Pedra de Lume”
- Catalan: “Far de Pedra de Lume”
- French: “Phare de Pedra de Lume”
- French: “phare de Piedra de Lume”
- German: “Farol de Pedra de Lume”
- German: “Pedra de Lume Lighthouse”
- Portuguese: “Farol de Pedra de Lume”
- Spanish: “Faro de Pedra de Lume”
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Highlights include shipwrecks and Nossa Senhora da Piedade.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Pedra de Lume Lighthouse”. Photo: JeLuF, CC0.