Punta Carnero Lighthouse

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36°04′37.72″N 5°25′34.46″W / 36.0771444°N 5.4262389°W / 36.0771444; -5.4262389TowerConstructed1874Constructioncut stone towerHeight19 metres (62 ft)Shapecylindrical tower with balcony and lantern attached to 1-storey keeper’s houseMarkingsunpainted stone tower, grey lanternOperatorPortuaria de la Bahía de AlgecirasFog signal“K” every 30s.LightFocal height42 metres (138 ft)Range16 nmi (30 km; 18 mi) Edit this on WikidataCharacteristicFl (4) WR 20s.Spain no.ES-20110[1]

Punta Carnero Lighthouse (Spanish: Faro de Punta Carnero) is an active lighthouse located on the headland known as Punta Carnero to the south of Algeciras, Spain.[2] The lighthouse was designed and built by Jaime Font, who also designed the lighthouse at Chipiona. Opened in 1874, it overlooks the Strait of Gibraltar.[3]

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References

  1. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Spain: Western Andalusia". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2016-03-25.
  2. ^ Argentina. Ministerio de Guerra y Marina (1893). Memoria. p. 347. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
  3. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Spain: Western Andalusia". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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