Punta Carnero Lighthouse

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Punta Carnero Lighthouse
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Punta Carnero Lighthouse
Punta Carnero Lighthouse
Location Algeciras
Andalusia
Spain
Coordinates 36°04′37.72″N5°25′34.46″W / 36.0771444°N 5.4262389°W / 36.0771444; -5.4262389 Coordinates: 36°04′37.72″N5°25′34.46″W / 36.0771444°N 5.4262389°W / 36.0771444; -5.4262389
Tower
Constructed1874
Constructioncut stone tower
Height19 metres (62 ft)
Shapecylindrical tower with balcony and lantern attached to 1-storey keeper’s house
Markingsunpainted stone tower, grey lantern
OperatorPortuaria de la Bahía de Algeciras
Fog signal “K” every 30s.
Light
Focal height42 metres (138 ft)
Range16 nmi (30 km; 18 mi)  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Characteristic Fl (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.