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Name: Ponta Mina Light   Map it!

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Also known as: Farolim da Ponta Mina

Nearest Town or City:
Santo António do Príncipe, , Sao Tome and Principe

Location: On the south side of Santo António Bay, Príncipe Island, Gulf of Guinea, West Africa.

Managing Organization:
São Tomé e Príncipe Ajudas à Navegação Marítima

Website: http://www.mdn.gov.pt/defesa/Estrutura/Organigrama/DGPDN/departamento_coop_tecmilitar/stp_web_page_09/page17.html

Tower Height: 16

Height of Focal Plane: 177

Characteristic and Range: Two white flashes every 6 seconds, visible for 9 nautical miles.

Description of Tower: White cross-shaped tower with red bands.

This light is operational

Earlier Towers?
1897: Iron structure on fort.

Date Established: 1897

Date Present Tower Built: 1996

Current Use: Active aid to navigation.

Open To Public? Grounds only.

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