São Sebastião Lighthouse

lighthouse in the fortress on the point of Ana Chaves Bay in São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe
Place lighthouse Q10280174
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Summary

São Sebastião Lighthouse is a lighthouse[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of lighthouse entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: São Tomé[3]
  • Country: São Tomé and Príncipe[4]
  • Instance of: cultural heritage[5]
  • Commons category: São Sebastião Lighthouse[6]
  • Inception: November 10, 1928[7]
  • Coordinate location: 0.34598889, 6.7396[8]
  • Light characteristic: Fl(4) W 12s[9]
  • Heritage designation: Heritage of Portuguese Influence[10]
  • Height: 6[11]
  • Focal height: 14[12]
  • Lighthouse range: 9[13]

Why It Matters

São Sebastião Lighthouse has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 6w ago · Looniverse · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Focal height → {'amount': '+14'}
    Instance of → —
    Country → São Tomé and Príncipe, Portuguese Empire
    Inception → +1928-11-10T00:00:00Z
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:1||1 */ Image: Sao Tome National Museum 10 (16061721180).jpg, Setting preferred rank for image via Como"
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