Ponta das Almas Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Ponta das Almas Lighthouse
Also known as: Ponta das Almas (Bitupitá)
This cylindrical white fiberglass tower stands 9 meters tall on a sandy promontory near Bitupitá village. Its light, situated 28 meters above sea level, emits a single white flash every 10 seconds, visible for nearly 15 nautical miles. The lighthouse is located in São Gonçalo do Amarante, within the Ceará region of Brazil, close to the western state border. While visitors can access the site, the tower itself remains closed to the public. The nearest port is Pecem, approximately 1.9 kilometers away.
Why it matters: Ponta das Almas lighthouse is essential for guiding vessels safely past the sandy promontory at Bitupitá, mitigating the risk of grounding on shifting sands along the Ceará coast.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Interval
- 10s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 10s
- Focal Height
- 28m
- Geographic Range
- 14.9NM
Location
- City
- São Gonçalo do Amarante
- Country
- 🇧🇷Brazil
- Region
- Ceará
- Sea Region
- Located in the village of Bitupitá, on a sandy promontory near the western border of Ceará.
- Latitude
- -3.5498°
- Longitude
- -38.8183°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Pecem(1.9 km)
- ARLHS No.
- BRA-179
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 9m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- white
- Material
- fiberglass
Structure: round cylindrical white fiberglass tower
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
اعثر على منارة Ponta das Almas على الخريطة البحرية المباشرة
خطّط رحلاتك قرب Brazil، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.