Ponta Jalunga

Ponta Jalunga
Headland
Ponta Jalunga
Coordinates: 14°53′27″N24°40′21″W / 14.89097°N 24.6724°W / 14.89097; -24.6724
Location	Northeastern Brava, Cape Verde near Furna
Offshore water bodies	Atlantic Ocean
Area
• Total	about 100 ha
Dimensions
• Length	1 km
• Width	600-700 m

Ponta Jalunga Lighthouse

Location	Ponta Jalunga Furna Cape Verde
Coordinates	14°53′26.2″N24°40′25.7″W / 14.890611°N 24.673806°W / 14.890611; -24.673806
Tower
Constructed	1891
Foundation	masonry base
Construction	masonry tower
Height	8 metres (26 ft)
Shape	quadrangular tower with external staircase and lantern
Markings	white tower, grey lantern
Power source	solar power
Light
Focal height	23 metres (75 ft)
Range	5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) [1]
Characteristic	Fl (2+1) W 15s.
Cape Verde no.	PT-2184 [2]

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. ^[3]

Ponta Jalunga Lighthouse

The 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 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) and its light source as with many other lighthouses is solar powered.

See also

• List of lighthouses in Cape Verde

References

1. List of Lights, Pub. 113: The West Coasts of Europe and Africa, the Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea and Azovskoye More (Sea of Azov) (PDF). List of Lights . United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2018. p. 427.
2. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Cape Verde". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
3. Jacques-Nicolas Bellin (1747). "Carte des Isles du Cap Verd = Kaart van de Eilanden van Kabo Verde" (in French).