Tags: Lighthouse, Tower.
The Lighthouse of Ponta da Barca (Portuguese: Farol da Ponta da Barca) is a beacon/lighthouse located along the 24 metres (79 ft) cliffs of Ponta da Barca near the hamlet of Bom Jesus civil parish of Santa Cruz da Graciosa on the island of the same the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. Immediately near the lighthouse is the emblematic baleia de pedra (whale rock) a curious geological basaltic rock that has resisted erosion in the shape of a whale.
