Punta Delgada, Argentina

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Punta Delgada
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Country Argentina
Province Chubut
Population
 (2001)
  Total49
  Density1/km2 (3/sq mi)
Post Code
U9201

Punta Delgada is a locality and tourist resort on the Valdes Peninsula in Biedma Department in the north of the province of Chubut, Argentina. It is situated on the Golfo Nuevo.

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Punta Delgada Lighthouse

The main attractions are a colony of elephant seals and an active lighthouse built in the 1905. The buildings around the lighthouse have been converted into a hotel and restaurant, to accommodate visitors to the area. The 14-metre-high (46 ft) cast-iron lighthouse tower contains a Fresnel lens, which emits a pattern of three white flashes every twenty-five seconds. [1]

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References

  1. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Southern Argentina". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill . Retrieved 5 July 2016.