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Cape San Pablo Lighthouse

Coordinates: 54°17′09″S 66°41′50″W / 54.285811°S 66.697176°W / -54.285811; -66.697176
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Cape San Pablo
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LocationCape San Pablo
Argentina
Coordinates54°17′09″S 66°41′50″W / 54.285811°S 66.697176°W / -54.285811; -66.697176
Tower
Constructed1945 (first)
Foundationconcrete base
Constructionsteel tower
Height6 feet (1.8 m)
Shapesquare pyramidal skeletal tower
Markingsrectangular black and yellow daymark
Power sourcesolar power Edit this on Wikidata
Light
First lit1966 (current)
Deactivated1949 Edit this on Wikidata
Focal height136.5 feet (41.6 m)
Range12.5 nautical miles (23.2 km; 14.4 mi)
CharacteristicFl (2) W 20s

The Cape San Pablo Lighthouse is located 50 km south-east of the city of Río Grande, in the department of Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina. It is situated on Cape San Pablo at a very characteristic isolated mountain that is a prominent formation on the coast line.[1]

History

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The construction of the lighthouse started on March 15, 1945. In December 1949, there was a seismic movement that bent the tower. This situation forced the removal of the illumination equipment and the deactivation of the signal. In 1966, the rebuilding of the lighthouse was organized.[1] Nowadays, the lighthouse consists of a yellow pyramid-shaped tower, 6 meters in height, with a black triangle with its vertex upside down. There is a platform located at the top section which holds a luminance lantern fuelled by solar energy having an optic range of 12.5 nautical miles.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Argentina: Tierra del Fuego". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved November 25, 2015.
  2. ^ Cabo San Pablo Lighthouses Servicio de Hidrografía Naval
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