Janela, Cape Verde

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Janela
Coordinates: 17°07′16″N24°59′13″W / 17.121°N 24.987°W / 17.121; -24.987 Coordinates: 17°07′16″N24°59′13″W / 17.121°N 24.987°W / 17.121; -24.987
Country Cape Verde
Island Santo Antão
Municipality Paul
Civil parish Santo António das Pombas
Elevation 60 m (200 ft)
Population (2010) [1]
 • Total 1,658

Janela (Portuguese for "window") is a settlement in the eastern part of the island of Santo Antão, Cape Verde. It is situated on the Atlantic coast, 4 km southeast of Pombas and 14 km northeast of the island capital Porto Novo The central village, Pontinha, lies on a rocky peninsula. More villages are situated in the valley of the river Ribeira da Janela. The national road from Porto Novo to Pombas (EN1-SA03) passes through Janela.

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The easternmost point of Santo Antão, Ponta Salina, [2] lies 4 km southeast of Pontinha. 2 km east of the village is the headland Ponta do Tumbo with the lighthouse Farol de Fontes Pereira de Melo.

Farol de Fontes Pereira de Melo lighthouse in Cape Verde

Farol de Fontes Pereira de Melo is a lighthouse at the northeastern point of the island of Santo Antão in northwestern Cape Verde. It is situated on the headland Ponta de Tumbo, 2 km east of Janela, 6 km southeast of Pombas and 15 km northeast of Porto Novo. The lighthouse was named after Fontes Pereira de Melo, prime minister of Portugal for several times between 1871 and 1886. It is a white octagonal masonry tower, 16 meters high. Its focal height is 162 meters above sea level, and its range is 17 nautical miles. The adjacent building for the lighthouse keeper is abandoned and in poor condition.

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References

  1. ↑ "2010 Census results". Instituto Nacional de Estatística Cabo Verde (in Portuguese). 24 November 2016.
  2. ↑ Cabo Verde, Statistical Yearbook 2015, Instituto Nacional de Estatística, p. 26
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