Les Mamelles Lighthouse
The lighthouse in 2008 | |
| Location | Ouakam, Dakar, Senegal |
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| Coordinates | 14°43′25.7″N 17°30′06.6″W / 14.723806°N 17.501833°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1864 |
| Height | 16 metres (52 ft) |
| Light | |
| Focal height | 120 metres (390 ft) |
| Lens | second order Fresnel lens |
| Range | 31 nautical miles (57 km; 36 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl W 5s |
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.