Porto Alexandre, Angola

Tômbwa Lighthouse
Porto Alexandre
Ponta do Port
LocationTômbua, Namibe Province, Angola
Coordinates15°47′02″S 11°51′03″E / 15.784°S 11.850833°E / -15.784; 11.850833
Tower
Constructed1930s 
Foundationmasonry base
Constructionmetal skeletal tower
Height8 m (26 ft) 
Shapetripod skeletal tower atop a 1-storey building
Markingswhite building with orange diagonal band
OperatorInstituto Marítimo e Portuário de Angola 
Light
Focal height11 m (36 ft) 
Range9 nmi (17 km; 10 mi) (white), 7 nmi (13 km; 8.1 mi) (green) 
CharacteristicOc(3) WG 9s 

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

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