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Name: Ponta do Padrão Light   Map it!

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Also known as: Ponta Padrão Light

Nearest Town or City:
Soyo, , Angola

Location: South side of the mouth of the Congo River; Zaire Province.

Tower Height: 23

Height of Focal Plane: 26

Characteristic and Range: Green flash every 4 seconds, visible for 6 nautical miles.

Description of Tower: White skeleton tower.

This light is operational

Earlier Towers?
1889: Post light, focal plane height of 26 feet; light brown dwelling with a white roof nearby.

Date Established: 1889

Date Present Tower Built: ?

Current Use: Active aid to navigation.

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