Cape Finisterre Lighthouse
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]
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| Location | Cape Finisterre Galicia Spain |
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| Coordinates | 42.882362°N 9.271849°W |
| Year first constructed | 1853 |
| Construction | granite tower |
| Tower shape | octagonal tower with balcony and lantern attached to keeper's house |
| Markings / pattern | unpainted tower, silver lantern |
| Tower 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. |
| Racon | O  |
| Admiralty number | D1742 |
| NGA number | 2664 |
| ARLHS number | SPA-026 |
| Spain number | ES-03900 |
| Managing agent | Autoridad Portuaria de A Coruña[1] |
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.
External links
Media related to Faro de Cabo Fisterra at Wikimedia Commons- Comisión de faros
- Autoridad Portuaria de A Coruña
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