In late 2011 and early 2012 José da Palma visited all the known lighthouse stations in the Benguela area of Angola. Photos of most of these lighthouses are available in the Online List of Lights of Alexander Trabas. Most of the photos on this page were not eligible for that collection. In the first row on the left is the active light at Baía Farta, west of Benguela. In the center is the original light at the Ponta do Sombreiro, the western entrance to the Baía de Benguela. This photo shows us why the location is called "Sombrero Point." On the right we see the new Sumbe Light and the remains of its predecessor, which was called the Novo Redondo Light. In the second row is the abandoned lighthouse of Ponta dos Frades in the far southwest of Benguela Province.
![]() Baía Farta Light, January 2012 |
![]() Old Ponta do Sombreiro Light, January 2012 |
![]() New and Old Sumbe (Novo Redondo) Lights, January 2012 |
![]() Ponta dos Frades Light, January 2012 |
Photos copyright José da Palma; used by permission
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Posted January 29, 2012. Checked and revised April 6, 2025. Site copyright 2025 Russ Rowlett and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.