Vorlage:Infobox landform Vorlage:Infobox lighthouse Ponta Jalunga is a headland located nearly a kilometre northeast of the port of Furna on the island of Brava in southwestern Cape Verde. It is the northeasternmost point of the island. The promontory is a rocky area, up to 120 meters high. The headland was mentioned as Pt. Ghelongo in the 1747 map by Jacques-Nicolas Bellin.[1]
Ponta Jalunga Lighthouse
BearbeitenThe lighthouse at Ponta Jalunga was constructed in 1891. It is a white masonry tower. It is 8 metres tall and its focal height is at 26 metres above sea level. Its range extends to Vorlage:Convert and its light source as with many other lighthouses is solar powered.
See also
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BearbeitenVorlage:Portal bar Vorlage:Brava, Cape Verde Vorlage:Lighthouses in Cape Verde
[[Category:Geography of Brava, Cape Verde]]
[[Category:Headlands of Cape Verde|Jalunga]]
[[Category:Lighthouses in Cape Verde]]
- ↑ Jacques-Nicolas Bellin: Carte des Isles du Cap Verd = Kaart van de Eilanden van Kabo Verde. 1747 (französisch).