Morro Negro

Morro Negro Lighthouse
Location	Morro Negro; Boa Vista; Cape Verde
Coordinates	16°6′8.8″N 22°40′39.0″W / 16.102444°N 22.677500°W
Tower
Constructed	~1930
Foundation	concrete base
Construction	concrete tower
Height	11.9 metres (39 ft)
Shape	quadrangular tower with balcony and lantern attached to 1-storey keeper’s house
Markings	white tower, red lantern
Power source	solar power
Light
Focal height	163 metres (535 ft)
Range	31 nautical miles (57 km; 36 mi)
Characteristic	Fl W 20s.
Cape Verde no.	PT-2102

Morro Negro
Morro Negro
	Morro Negro
Highest point
Elevation	156 m (512 ft)
Listing	List of mountains in Cape Verde
Coordinates	16°6′13″N 22°40′41″W / 16.10361°N 22.67806°W

Morro Negro is a hill located near the east coast of the island of Boa Vista, Cape Verde. Its elevation is 156 m. The nearest village is Cabeça dos Tarrafes, 5.5 km to the northwest.

Turtle Nature Reserve[edit]

The hill forms a part of the Turtle Nature Reserve (Portuguese: Reserva Natural Tartaruga), which covers 14.39 km² of land area and 134.36 km² of marine area.^[1]^[2] The reserve protects the beaches as nesting areas for its turtle population, and its wetlands and salty lands for birds.

Lighthouse[edit]

There is a lighthouse on the hill.^[4] The lighthouse was built around 1930. It is 12 meters tall and its focal height is 163 meters.^[4] Its light range is 31 nautical miles (57 km; 36 mi).^[3]

References[edit]

^ Protected areas in the island of Boa Vista Archived 2020-09-19 at the Wayback Machine - Municipality of Boa Vista, March 2013 (in Portuguese)
^ Resolução nº 36/2016 Archived 2021-01-18 at the Wayback Machine, Estratégia e Plano Nacional de Negócios das Áreas Protegidas
^ ^a ^b List of Lights, Pub. 113: The West Coasts of Europe and Africa, the Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea and Azovskoye More (Sea of Azov) (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Cape Verde". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

[munic-1] Protected areas in the island of Boa Vista Archived 2020-09-19 at the Wayback Machine - Municipality of Boa Vista, March 2013 (in Portuguese)

[resol-2] Resolução nº 36/2016 Archived 2021-01-18 at the Wayback Machine, Estratégia e Plano Nacional de Negócios das Áreas Protegidas

[lights-3] List of Lights, Pub. 113: The West Coasts of Europe and Africa, the Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea and Azovskoye More (Sea of Azov) (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2018.

[rowlett-4] Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Cape Verde". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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v t e The island of Boa Vista
Santa Isabel	Bofarreira Estância de Baixo Povoação Velha Rabil Sal Rei
São João Baptista	Cabeça dos Tarrafes Fundo das Figueiras João Galego
Mountains	Monte Caçador and Pico Forcado Monte Estância Rocha Estância Morro de Areia Morro Negro Monte Santo António Monte Vigia
Islets	Ilhéu de Baluarte Ilhéu de Curral Velho Ilhéu Derrubado Ilhéu dos Pássaros Ilhéu de Sal Rei
Beaches	Praia de Atalanta Praia de Cabral Praia de Carquejinha Praia de Chaves Ervatão Praia das Gatas Praia de Santa Mónica Praia da Varandinha
Other geographical features	Curral Velho Espingueira João Valente Bank Lagoa do Rabil Ribeira do Rabil Ponta do Sol Ponta Varandinha Deserto de Viana Aristides Pereira International Airport
Category Commons

v t e Protected Areas of Cape Verde
Integral Nature Reserves	Santa Luzia, Ilhéu Raso and Ilhéu Branco Ilhéu de Baluarte Ilhéu de Curral Velho Ilhéu dos Pássaros Ilhéus do Rombo
Nature Reserves	Cruzinha Alto das Cabaças Costa da Fragata Ponta do Sinó Rabo de Junco Serra Negra Baía da Murdeira Boa Esperança Morro de Areia Ponta do Sol Tartaruga Casas Velhas Lagoa Cimidor Praia do Morro Terras Salgadas
Natural Parks	Cova-Paul-Ribeira da Torre Natural Park Moroços Tope de Coroa Monte Verde Monte Gordo Norte (Boa Vista) Serra do Pico de Antónia Serra Malagueta Fogo Natural Park Barreiro-Figueira
Natural Monuments	Morrinho de Açúcar Morrinho do Filho Monte Estância Monte Santo António Rocha Estância Ilhéu de Sal Rei
Protected Landscapes	Pombas Monte Grande Buracona-Ragona Pedra de Lume salt ponds and Cagarral Santa Maria salt ponds Monte Caçador and Pico Forcado Curral Velho Monte Penoso and Monte Branco Monte Santo António (Maio) Porto Inglês salt flats
Ramsar sites	Ilhéu de Curral Velho and Adjacent Coast Pedra Badejo Lagoons Lagoa do Rabil Porto Inglês salt flats

Turtle Nature Reserve[edit]

Lighthouse[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]