Ponta Nhô Martinho

14°48′10″N 24°42′06″W / 14.80268°N 24.70162°W / 14.80268; -24.70162LocationSouthern Brava, Cape VerdeOffshore water bodiesAtlantic OceanPonta Nhô Martinho Lighthouse

Coordinates14°48′11.98″N 24°42′5.93″W / 14.8033278°N 24.7016472°W / 14.8033278; -24.7016472Foundationmasonry baseConstructionmasonry towerHeight4 metres (13 ft)Shapequadrangular tower with lanternMarkingswhite tower, red lanternPower sourcesolar power

Focal height29 metres (95 ft)Range9 nautical miles (17 km; 10 mi)^[1]CharacteristicFl (4) W 15s.Cape Verde no.PT-2184^[2]

Ponta Nhô Martinho is a headland on the Island of Brava, Cape Verde. It is the southernmost point of Cape Verde. It is located nearly 4 km south of Cachaço, the nearest settlement. Formerly, the point was called Salt Point (Portuguese: Ponta do Sal), for instance in the 1747 map by Jacques-Nicolas Bellin.^[3] There is a lighthouse on Ponta Nhô Martinho, which is the southernmost structure in Cape Verde. Its focal plane is 29 metres (95 ft) above sea level.^[2]

References

^ 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. 2015. p. 427.
^ ^a ^b Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Cape Verde". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
^ Jacques-Nicolas Bellin (1747). "Carte des Isles du Cap Verd = Kaart van de Eilanden van Kabo Verde" (in French).