Porto Alexandre, Angola

This article is about the bay in Angola. For the city in Alaska, see Port Alexander, Alaska.

Porto Alexandre, occasionally known in English as Port Alexander, is a bay in Angola.^[3] It is located in the Namibe Province.

Tômbwa Lighthouse
Porto Alexandre
Ponta do Port

Location	Tômbua, Namibe Province, Angola
Coordinates	15°47′02″S 11°51′03″E
Tower
Constructed	1930s
Foundation	masonry base
Construction	metal skeletal tower[1]
Height	8 m (26 ft)
Shape	tripod skeletal tower atop a 1-storey building[1]
Markings	white building with orange diagonal band[2]
Operator	Instituto Marítimo e Portuário de Angola
Light
Focal height	11 m (36 ft)
Range	9 nmi (17 km; 10 mi) (white), 7 nmi (13 km; 8.1 mi) (green)
Characteristic	Oc(3) WG 9s

Geography

Porto Alexandre is a very well-sheltered bay of the South Atlantic Ocean. The bay is facing east, with 41 m (135 ft) high sandstone cliffs rising from the Ponta do Porto, the promontory guarding the eastern end of the harbour located at the end of the protecting landspit. Saco da Baleia is a bay located west of the western end of the spit.^[4]

The town of Tômbua is located on the southern shore of the bay. It was formerly a whaling port,^[5] but currently it is an important harbor for oil production and fishing in the area. The port has refrigeration facilities installed with European Union assistance at the Tombwa canning factory.^[6]

See also

• List of lighthouses in Angola
• Geography of Angola