The Lighthouse of Ponta dos Capelinhos, or alternately Lighthouse of Capelinhos, is a former beacon/lighthouse located along the coastal peninsula of Ponta dos Capelinhos and Costa Nau, in the civil p
The iconic lighthouse at the tip of Ponta dos Capelinhos and Costa Nau
The main tower of the lighthouse constructed in volcanic basalt
Between 1957 and 1958 a volcanic eruption caused the abandon of the lighthouse and the destruction of surrounding buildings
The main building and tower were buried by ash and rock to the point that today only the second-floor is visible above ground
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The Capelinhos is a monogenetic volcano located on the western coast of Faial Island in the Azores. It is part of the larger volcanic complex of Capelo, which includes 20 scoria cones and lava fields
Lighthouse of Ponta dos Capelinhos
…of Faial in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. Constructed in the late 19th century, it is an iconic symbol on the island, for the eruption of Capelinhos volcano, which occurred in 1957–58. Work on the lighthouse began on 18 April 1894, but for many years the necessity of constructing a beacon on the tip…
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Capelinhos Volcano, Faial Island, Azores, showing the lighthouse which marked the western coastal limit of Ponta dos Capelinhos
The lighthouse at Capelinhos.