List of lighthouses in Argentina

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Map of lighthouses in Argentina.(See Wikidata query)

This is a list of lighthouses in Argentina. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

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Lighthouses

NameImageYear builtLocation & coordinates Class of Light [1] Focal height (metres) [1] Admiralty no. [1] NGA no. [1] Range (nmi) [1]
Año Nuevo Lighthouse  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg Faro ano nuevo.jpg 1902 Río Grande
54°39′17″S 64°8′28″W
Fl(3) W 3s65.5G1279 110-20268 21
El Rincón Light   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg Faro El Rincon-2.jpg 1925 Villarino
39°23′5″S 62°0′53″W
Fl (2+1) W 40s64.5G1020 110-19580 29.1
Les Eclaireurs Lighthouse   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg Les Eclaireurs Lighthouse.jpg 1920 Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica and South Atlantic Islands Province
54°52′18″S 68°5′0″W
Fl W 10s22.5G1320 111-2620 10
Fin del Mundo Lighthouse  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg Farodelfindelmundo-2022-lethalcrysis.jpg 1884 Isla de los Estados [6]
54°43′56″S 63°51′25″W [6]
Fl(2) W 15s70G1283 110-20269 14
Cabo Domingo Lighthouse  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg Faro Cabo Domingo.jpg 1933 Río Grande Department
53°40′59″S 67°51′0″W
LFl W 8s90G1266 110-20196 7.3
Cabo Vírgenes Lighthouse  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg Cabo Virgenes, Provincia de Santa Cruz, Argentina. - panoramio (1).jpg 1904 Santa Cruz Province
52°20′0″S 68°21′0″W [6]
Fl W 5s69.5G1260 110-20152 24
Cabo Blanco Lighthouse  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg Cabo Blanco Argentina 2000.jpg 1917 Deseado Department
47°12′0″S 65°44′0″W
Fl(5) W 40s67G1134 110-19912 13.9
Cabo Guardián Lighthouse  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1928 Deseado Department
48°21′24″S 66°21′17″W
Fl WR 7.5s48G1156 110-19952 13.7
Querandí Lighthouse  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg Faro Querandi 01.jpg 1922 Villa Gesell [6]
37°27′52″S 57°6′51″W [6]
Fl(5) W 26s65G0910 110-19428 18
Quequén Lighthouse  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg Faro-neco-quequen.JPG 1921 Quequén
38°34′0″S 58°41′4″W
Fl(2) W 15s63G0926 110-19480 25.7
Punta Conscriptos Lighthouse  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1929 Rawson Department
42°53′0″S 64°42′0″W
Fl W 7s97G1072 110-19684 10.5
San Antonio Lighthouse  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg Faro San Antonio.jpg 1892 Cape San Antonio, Argentina, San Clemente del Tuyú, La Costa Partido [6]
36°18′24″S 56°46′24″W [6]
Fl W 17s63G0904 110-19420 28
Campana Lighthouse  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg Punta Mercedes - Faro Campana - vista al sur.jpg 1928 Deseado Department
48°23′59″S 66°28′15″W
Fl(2) WR 16s50G1158 110-19956 11.3, 9.3
Cabo Dañoso Lighthouse  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg Cabo Danoso , Faro argentino.jpg 1947 Magallanes Department
48°49′0″S 67°12′0″W
Fl(4) W 45s44G1160 110-19960 10.3
Golfo Nuevo Lighthouse  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1916 Chubut Province
42°42′54″S 65°1′15″W
34.5
Azopardo Lighthouse  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg Baliza azopardo.jpg Santa Cruz Province
47°55′54″S 65°47′36″W
Fl W 7s40G1153 110-19944 5
Cabo San Francisco de Paula Lighthouse  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1917 Corpen Aike Department
49°44′0″S 67°43′0″W
Fl(2) W 15s86G1196 110-20016 13.7
Almirante Brown lighthouse  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1949 Biedma Department
42°13′0″S 64°15′0″W
Fl(2) W 16s76.5G1049 110-19640 10.2
Beauvoir Lighthouse  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg Iglesia Puerto Deseado Faro Beauvoir.jpg 1980 Puerto Deseado
47°45′10″S 65°53′33″W
Fl(3) W 10s48G1139 110-19920 19
Buen Tiempo Lighthouse  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1917 Güer Aike Department
51°32′0″S 68°57′0″W
LFl(4) W 45s113G1226 110-20072 13.7
Cabo Aristizábal Lighthouse  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1917 Florentino Ameghino Department
45°12′58″S 66°31′40″W
Fl W 5s46G1097 110-19788 10.7
Cabo Curioso Lighthouse  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1922 Magallanes Department
49°11′0″S 67°37′0″W
LFl(3) W 45s92G1162 110-19964 13.7
Cabo Peñas Lighthouse  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1916 Río Grande Department
53°51′0″S 67°34′0″W
Fl(2) W 20s42G1274 110-20256 10.3
Cabo Raso Lighthouse  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg Leuchtturm Cabo Raso Parque Natural de Sintra-Cascais Estoril Portugal Foto 2010 Wolfgang Pehlemann IMG 8590.jpg 1925 Florentino Ameghino Department
44°20′42″S 65°14′9″W
Fl(3) WR 40s53G1084 110-19744 11.1, 6.9
Cape San Pablo Lighthouse   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1945 Río Grande Department
54°17′0″S 66°42′0″W
Fl(2) W 20s136.5G1275 110-20260 11.2
Cabo San Pio Lighthouse  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg En el fin del mundo.JPG 1909 Ushuaia Department
55°3′21″S 66°31′25″W
Fl(2) W 16s55G1292 110-20304 9.2
Chubut Lighthouse  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1933 Rawson Department
43°22′0″S 65°3′0″W
Fl W 9s36.5G1076 110-19728 6.5
Claromecó Lighthouse  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1922Claromecó
38°51′29″S 60°3′7″W
Fl(2+1) W 30s70G0942 110-19536 25.9
Coig Lighthouse  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1948 Güer Aike Department
50°54′0″S 69°8′0″W
LFl(2) W 25s78G1222 110-20068 13.1
Punta Guzmán Lighthouse  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1928 Deseado Department
47°20′53″S 65°43′17″W
Fl(2) W 12s33G1136 110-19916 13.9
Isla Leones Lighthouse  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg Chubut Province
45°3′1″S 65°36′27″W
Isla Pingüino Lighthouse  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg Faro - Isla Pinguino - Puerto Deseado.jpg 1903 Deseado Department
47°54′50″S 65°43′9″W [6]
Fl(2) W 16s60G1152 110-19940 12
Isla Rasa Lighthouse  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1917 Florentino Ameghino Department
45°6′0″S 65°24′0″W
Fl W 8s23G1092 110-19768 9.3
Le Maire Lighthouse  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1926 Ushuaia Department
54°48′0″S 64°43′0″W
Fl(3) W 32s47G1280 110-20272 8.9
Magallanes Lighthouse  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1976 Río Grande Department
52°40′0″S 68°36′0″W
Fl(3) W 50s53G1260.5 110-20156 12
Mar Chiquita lighthouse  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1932 Mar Chiquita Partido
37°46′0″S 57°27′0″W
Fl(2) W 15s21G0912 110-19430 14.7
Martín García Lighthouse  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg Isla Martin Garcia, Parque de las Luces 01.jpg 1897 La Plata Partido
34°11′22″S 58°15′12″W
Fl(2) Y 10s10G0791 110-19292 6
Miramar Lighthouse  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg Baliza Miramar.jpg 1988 Miramar
38°17′0″S 57°50′0″W
Fl W 5s78G0922 110-19475 12
Monte Loayza Lighthouse  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg Faro Monte Loayza.jpg 18 Jul 1946 Santa Cruz Province
47°4′18″S 66°21′36″W
Morro Nuevo Lighthouse  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1918 Chubut Province
42°52′0″S 64°9′0″W
Fl W 5s118G1058 110-19664 12.7
Punta Bajos Lighthouse  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 2001 Biedma Department
42°23′0″S 63°37′0″W
Fl W 3s [7] 27 [7] G1052 [7] 110-19656 [7] 13.5 [7]
Punta Delgada Lighthouse  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg Peninsula Valdez Punta Delgada.jpg 1904 Punta Delgada, Argentina [8]
42°45′59″S 63°38′13″W
Fl(2+1) W 25s71G1054 110-19660 28
Punta Lobos Lighthouse  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1948 Florentino Ameghino Department
42°46′0″S 63°38′0″W
Fl(2) W 15s145G1080 110-19740 13.7
Punta Medanosa Lighthouse  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg Faro Punta Medanosa 1.jpg 1949 Deseado Department
48°6′8″S 65°54′59″W
Fl(2) W 11s29G1154 110-19948 10
Punta Mogotes Lighthouses  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg FaroMDP-0005.jpg 1891 Buenos Aires Province, Mar del Plata [6]
38°5′30″S 57°32′42″W [6]
Fl W 19s55G0913 110-19472 25
Punta Médanos Lighthouse  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg Faro Punta Medanos 01.jpg 1893 La Costa Partido [6]
36°52′59″S 56°40′30″W [6]
LFl(5) W 40s68G0908 110-19424 28
Punta Ninfas Lighthouse  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1916 Rawson Department
42°58′0″S 64°19′0″W
Fl(2) W 20s90G1074 110-19668 11
Punta Norte Lighthouse  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1917 Chubut Province
42°4′32″S 63°46′21″W
Fl W 10s62.5G1050 110-19652 14.3
Punta Piedras Lighthouse  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1917 Buenos Aires Province
35°27′0″S 57°9′0″W
Fl W 9s42G0900 110-19403 15.1
Recalada a Bahía Blanca Light   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg Faro Recalada.jpg 1906 Monte Hermoso Partido [6]
38°59′27″S 61°15′36″W [6]
Fl W 9s75G0986 110-19540 28
Punta Hewison Lighthouse  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg Baliza Punta Hewison, Isla Thule.jpg Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica and South Atlantic Islands Province
Punta Tehuelche Lighthouse  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1949 Chubut Province
42°24′0″S 64°18′0″W
Fl(2) W 20s35G1048.8 110-19636 10.8
Páramo Lighthouse  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1924 Río Grande Department
53°9′0″S 68°13′0″W
Fl W 7.5s22.5G1261 110-20160 10.3
Rio Negro Lighthouse  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg Faro del Rio Negro uno de los primeros en la Patagonia (ubicado en el Condor rio negro).JPG 1887 Río Negro Province
41°3′28″S 62°50′20″W [6]
Fl(2) W 20s43.5G1028 110-19588 16
Cabo San Diego Lighthouse  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1934 Ushuaia Department
54°39′28″S 65°7′8″W
Fl(3) W 32s40G1276 110-20264 13.2
San Gonzalo Lighthouse  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1928 Ushuaia Department
54°58′0″S 65°58′0″W
Fl W 10s38G1288 110-20300 7.2
Bahía San Gregorio Lighthouse  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1968 Florentino Ameghino Department
45°1′0″S 65°38′0″W
Fl W 5.1s172G1089.4 110-19764 13.5
Cabo San Jorge Lighthouse  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg Faro comodoro.JPG 1925 Florentino Ameghino Department
45°46′44″S 67°22′47″W
Fl 4 W 32s [7] 78 [7] G1104 110-19792 14 [7]
San José Lighthouse  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1917 Florentino Ameghino Department
44°31′0″S 65°17′0″W
Fl WR 5s84G1086 110-19748 9.3
San Matías Lighthouse  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg Faro San Matias (Argentina).JPG 1924 San Antonio Department
40°49′0″S 64°43′0″W
Fl(2) W 11s42G1031 110-19596 12
San Sebastian Lighthouse  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg Faro san sebastian.jpg 1949 Río Grande Department
53°20′0″S 68°9′0″W
Fl(3) W 40s60G1262 110-20192 13.6
Santa Cruz Lighthouse  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1923 Corpen Aike Department
50°9′0″S 68°22′0″W
LFl(4) W 60s157G1210.1 110-20020 12.9
Segunda Barranca Lighthouse  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg Segunda Barranca.jpg 1914 Carmen de Patagones [6]
40°46′31″S 62°16′26″W [6]
Fl(3) W 22s38.5G1024 110-19584 27.2
Bicentennial Lighthouse   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg Faro del bicentenario Ciudad de Cordoba, Argentina 2012-02-06.jpg 2011 Sarmiento Park
31°25′41″S 64°10′56″W
Buen Suceso Lighthouse  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg Ushuaia Department
54°48′58″S 65°13′59″W
Fl(2) W 16s [7] 57 [7] G1277 110-20284 9 [7]
Stella Maris Lighthouse  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg Faro Stella Maris CDU.jpg 1949 Concepción del Uruguay
32°28′29″S 58°12′36″W
Fl W 4s14
Zeballos Lighthouse  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg Lighthouse in the Beagle Channel (5525428198).jpg Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica and South Atlantic Islands Province
54°53′30″S 68°36′24″W [7]
Fl W 4s [7] 12G1329.5 111-2570 7 [7]
Cabo Corrientes Lighthouse  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 38°1′4″S 57°31′32″W Fl W 10s75G0915 110-19436 10
Chica Lighthouse  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 38°58′2″S 61°53′44″W L Fl W 10s16G0993 110-19552 7
Davison Lighthouse  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 54°56′33″S 66°54′14″W Fl(2) W 16s8G1300 111-2710.07 6
Escarpados Lighthouse  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 54°49′5″S 68°11′16″W Fl W 10s59G1323.6 111-2616 6
Isla Martillo Lighthouse  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 54°54′34″S 67°22′30″W Fl W 7s8G1308 111-2700 7
Las Grutas Lighthouse  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 40°47′50″S 65°4′32″W Iso W 2s71G1045 110-19626 10
Punta Atalaya Lighthouse  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 35°0′57″S 57°32′7″W Fl W 6s25G0896 110-19316 10
Punta Colorada Lighthouse  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 41°41′52″S 65°1′32″W L Fl (2) W 10s54G1046.3 110-19628 12
Punta Espora Lighthouse  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 54°55′4″S 67°29′21″W Fl W 4s16G1311 111-2684 8
Punta Mackinlay Lighthouse  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 54°54′44″S 67°24′52″W Fl R 2s9G1310 111-2696 6
Punta Observatorio Lighthouse  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 54°48′58″S 68°17′58″W Fl W 2s10G1325 111-2580 7
Punta Quiroga Lighthouse  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 42°14′16″S 64°28′27″W Fl W 10s40G1047 110-19632 11
Río Luján Lighthouse  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 34°26′57″S 58°30′21″W Fl R 5s14G0860.2 110-19402.8 8
Buenos Aires Lighthouse  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg Edificio Malecon.JPG 1999 Puerto Madero
34°37′25″S 58°21′48″W
Fl W 3s90G0846
Piedra Diamante Lighthouse  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 34°25′28″S 57°57′38″W Fl(2) W 6s18G0789 110-19284 11
Cámara Lighthouse  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg Cámara Base
62°14′24″S 58°40′41″W
Fl W 10s18G1387.6 111-2724 6
Potter Cove Lighthouse  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg Potter Cove
62°14′3″S 58°39′17″W
Fl W 7s [7] 10G1387.7 111-2725 3
Destacamento Lighthouse  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg Orcadas Base.jpg Orcadas Station
60°44′16″S 44°44′21″W
Fl W 3sG1378.5 110-20363.2

Beacons

NameLocationCoordinates
Isla Bermejo Beacon  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg Buenos Aires Province 39°0′7″S 62°2′6″W
Isla del Embudo Beacon  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg Buenos Aires Province 38°57′0″S 62°8′7″W
Punta Lobos Beacon  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg Buenos Aires Province 39°10′6″S 61°53′4″W
Teniente Sahores Beacon  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica and South Atlantic Islands Province
Guardiamarina Lamas Beacon  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica and South Atlantic Islands Province 56°18′35″S 27°33′8″W
Arroyo Las Vizcachas Beacon  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg Buenos Aires Province 38°59′5″S 62°3′2″W
Gobernación Marítima de Tierra del Fuego Beacon  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica and South Atlantic Islands Province

See also

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