Les Mamelles Lighthouse
Fl W 5s🇸🇳Dakar, SNOperational
Location & Light Range
About Les Mamelles Lighthouse
Completed in 1864, Les Mamelles Lighthouse stands 16 meters tall. Its focal height reaches 120 meters, providing a geographic range of 31 nautical miles. The tower is painted white with a red cupola. It emits a single white flash every 5 seconds. Obscured from the northeast by Pulau Labuan, the lighthouse is situated on the higher of the Deux Mamelles hills.
Why it matters: This lighthouse guides ships around the western tip of Africa, the continent's westernmost point.
Background
Les Mamelles Lighthouse (French: Phare des Mamelles) is a strategically important lighthouse situated near Cap Vert, the westernmost point of Africa, on the outskirts of Dakar the capital of Senegal. Completed in 1864, it has been described as "one of the world's great lighthouses, guiding ships around the western tip of Africa".
It is located on the higher of the Deux Mamelles, a pair of prominent hills in Ouakam, a suburban commune of Dakar, 4 km southeast of Almadies and 9 km northwest of Dakar on the Cap-Vert peninsula.Light & Optic
Characteristic Signature
Fl W 5s
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Flash Count
- 1 flash
- Interval
- 5s
- Raw Code
- Fl.W. period 5s
- Focal Height
- 120m
- Geographic Range
- 31NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1864
References & Identifiers
- Admiralty No.
- D3004
- NGA No.
- 24392
- Wikipedia
- Read on Wikipedia →
- Wikidata
- Q1567959 →
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 16m
- Tower Color
- white and red
Structure: White tower, red cupola; 50. Obscured from NE by Pulau Labuan
Location
- City
- Dakar
- Country
- 🇸🇳SN
- Latitude
- 14.7236°
- Longitude
- -17.5020°
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