Farol do Cabo de São Vicente
Farol do Cabo de São Vicente has a focal height of 86 metres, a tower height of 28 metres and a range of 32 nautical miles. It was built in 1500.
- Focal height
- 86 metres
- Tower height
- 28 metres
- Range
- 32 nautical miles
- Built
- 1500
- First lit
- 1846
- Automated
- 1982
- Light characteristic
- Fl W 5s
- Coordinates
- 37.02306, -8.99614
The Farol do Cabo de São Vicente lighthouse is located in Portugal, specifically in the area of Vila do Bispo, Sagres. It was built in 1500 and has a tower height of 28m with a focal height of 86m, allowing it to have a range of 32 nautical miles. The lighthouse is situated at coordinates 37.023056, -8.996139.
Light and tower
The tower is built of round cylindrical stone tower with lantern and gallery, rising from a 2- and 3-story keeper's complex. The light has a focal height of 86 metres. The light has a range of 32 nautical miles. Its light characteristic is Fl W 5s. It carries a [[Fresnel lens]] lens. It was first lit in 1846. It was automated in 1982. It is managed by Directorate for Lighthouses<br>({{lang|pt|Direcção de Faróis}}).
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Details
- Name
- Lighthouse of Cabo de São Vicente<br>{{lang|pt|Farol do Cabo de São Vicente}}
- Range Nm
- 32
- Lens Type
- [[Fresnel lens]]
- Year Built
- 1500
- Description
- The '''Lighthouse of Cabo de São Vicente''' () is a beacon/lighthouse located along the coastal peninsula of Sagres Point in the civil parish of Sagres, in the Portuguese municipality of the Vila do Bispo. Not to be confused with the Lighthouse of Ponta de Sagres, which is the located further to the edge of the extreme southwest cape of the civil parish, southwest of the Fortress of Sagres.
- Image Caption
- A view of the reinforced structure of the old convent and lighthouse of Cape St. Vicente
- Location Text
- {{flag|Portugal}} [[Vila do Bispo]], [[Sagres (Vila do Bispo)|Sagres]]
- Focal Height M
- 86
- Managing Agent
- Directorate for Lighthouses<br>({{lang|pt|Direcção de Faróis}})
- Tower Height M
- 28
- Year Automated
- 1982
- Year First Lit
- 1846
- Heritage Status
- Unclassified
- Light Characteristic
- Fl W 5s
- Construction Material
- Round cylindrical stone tower with lantern and gallery, rising from a 2- and 3-story keeper's complex