Porto Alexandre, Angola
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| Location | Tômbua, Namibe Province, Angola |
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| Coordinates | 15°47′02″S 11°51′03″E / 15.784°S 11.850833°E |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1930s  |
| Foundation | masonry base |
| Construction | metal skeletal tower[1] |
| Height | 8 m (26 ft) |
| Shape | tripod skeletal tower atop a 1-storey building[1] |
| Markings | white building with orange diagonal band[2] |
| Operator | Instituto Marítimo e Portuário de Angola |
| Light | |
| Focal height | 11 m (36 ft) |
| Range | 9 nmi (17 km; 10 mi) (white), 7 nmi (13 km; 8.1 mi) (green) |
| Characteristic | Oc(3) WG 9s |
Porto Alexandre, occasionally known in English as Port Alexander, is a bay in Angola.[3] It is located in the Namibe Province.
Geography
Porto Alexandre is a very well-sheltered bay of the
landspit. Saco da Baleia is a bay located west of the western end of the spit.[4]
The town of Tômbua is located on the southern shore of the bay. It was formerly a whaling port,[5] but currently it is an important harbor for oil production and fishing in the area. The port has refrigeration facilities installed with European Union assistance at the Tombwa canning factory.[6]
See also
References
- ^ a b Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Angola". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
- List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2016.
- ^ "Port Alexander". Geographic Names. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- ^ "Ponta do Porto". Mapcarta. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- ^ "Southern Whaling & Sealing Co. at Port Alexander". Sound of Jura. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- ^ Economic Report on Angola by the South African government
| Authority control databases: Tômbwa Lighthouse |
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