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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Ponta de Vera Cruz, its lighthouse and a hotel | |
Ponta de Vera Cruz Ponta de Vera Cruz | |
| Coordinates: 16°35′47″N 22°54′15″W | |
| Location | centre of Santa Maria, southern Sal, Cape Verde |
| Offshore water bodies | Atlantic Ocean |
| Ponta de Vera Cruz Lighthouse Farol de Ponta de Vera Cruz | |
| Height | 4 m (13 ft) |
| Shape | cylinder |
| Markings | white |
| Power source | solar power |
| Focal height | 9 m (30 ft) |
| Characteristic | F R |
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