Cape Finisterre Lighthouse
 Cape Finisterre Lighthouse | |
  Spain | |
| Location |
Cape Finisterre Galicai Spain |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 42°52′57″N 9°16′19″W / 42.882362°N 9.271849°WCoordinates: 42°52′57″N 9°16′19″W / 42.882362°N 9.271849°W |
| Year first constructed | 1853 |
| Construction | granite tower |
| Tower shape | octagonal prism tower with balcony and lantern attached to keeper's house |
| Markings / pattern | unpainted tower, silver lantern |
| Height | 17 metres (56 ft) |
| Focal height | 143 metres (469 ft) |
| Light source | mains power |
| Range | 23 nautical miles (43 km; 26 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl W 5s. |
| Admiralty number | D1742 |
| NGA number | 2664 |
| ARLHS number | SPA-026 |
| Spain number | ES-03900 |
| Managing agent | Autoridad Portuaria de A Coruña[1] |
The Cape Finisterre Lighthouse (Spanish: Faro de Cabo Finisterre) is an active lighthouse on Cape Finisterre, in the Province of A Coruña, on the northwestern coast of Galicia in Spain.[2][3]
Map
Cape Finisterre
Map showing the lighthouse of Cape Finisterre
See also
References
- ↑ Cape Finisterre The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved March 30, 2016
- ↑ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Spain: Western Galicia". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
- ↑ List of Lights, Pub. 113, The West Coasts of Europe and Africa, the Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea and Azovskoye More (Sea of Azov) (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2013. p. 45.
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