Cape San Pablo Lighthouse
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Location | Cape San Pablo Argentina |
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Coordinates | 54°17′09″S 66°41′50″W / 54.285811°S 66.697176°W |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1945 (first) |
Foundation | concrete base |
Construction | steel tower |
Height | 6 feet (1.8 m) |
Shape | square pyramidal skeletal tower |
Markings | rectangular black and yellow daymark |
Power source | solar power ![]() |
Light | |
First lit | 1966 (current) |
Deactivated | 1949 ![]() |
Focal height | 136.5 feet (41.6 m) |
Range | 12.5 nautical miles (23.2 km; 14.4 mi) |
Characteristic | Fl (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
[edit]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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Argentina: Tierra del Fuego". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved November 25, 2015.
- ^ Cabo San Pablo Lighthouses Servicio de Hidrografía Naval