Ponta de Vera Cruz

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Ponta de Vera Cruz
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Ponta de Vera Cruz, its lighthouse and a hotel
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Ponta de Vera Cruz
Ponta de Vera Cruz
Coordinates: 16°35′47″N22°54′15″W / 16.5963°N 22.9042°W / 16.5963; -22.9042
Locationcentre of Santa Maria, southern Sal, Cape Verde
Offshore water bodies Atlantic Ocean
Ponta de Vera Cruz Lighthouse
Farol de Ponta de Vera Cruz
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Height4 m (13 ft)  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
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Ponta de Vera Cruz is a headland at the waterfront of the city Santa Maria in the south of Sal, Cape Verde. It is situated near the harbour of Santa Maria. There is a lighthouse on the headland, attached to a restaurant. [1] [2]

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References

  1. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Cape Verde". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill . Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  2. 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. 426.