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Ilhéu Gago Coutinho (Ilhéu das Rolas) Light

Sao Tome and Principe / Me-Zochi / Trindade /
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1929. Active; focal plane 106 m (348 ft).
Square cylindrical masonry tower with lantern and gallery, rising from a 1-story keeper's house. Building painted white, lantern red. The lighthouse was restored in 1994. Located on heights on the south side of the Ilhéu das Rolas, a small island off the southern tip of the island of São Tomé. (Gago Coutinho was a Portuguese geologist who proved that the Equator bisects the island.) Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed.
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Coordinates:   -0°0'22"N   6°31'11"E
This article was last modified 10 years ago