List of lighthouses in the Balearic Islands
This is a list of lighthouses in the Balearic Islands. The Spanish archipelago lies at the western end of the Mediterranean Sea.[1][2][3]
Lighthouses
| Lighthouse | Image | Location Coordinates |
Island | Built | Tower Height | Focal Height | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formentor |  | Cap de Formentor 39.96145°N 3.21271°E | Majorca | 1863 | 21 m (69 ft) | 210 m (689 ft) | 24 nmi (44 km) |
| Punta de l'Avançada |  | Port de Pollença 39.89985°N 3.11064°E | Majorca | 1905 | 18 m (59 ft) | 29 m (95 ft) | 15 nmi (28 km) |
| Alcanada |  | Alcúdia 39.83541°N 3.17117°E | Majorca | 1861 | 15 m (49 ft) | 22 m (72 ft) | 11 nmi (20 km) |
| Capdepera |  | Capdepera 39.71558°N 3.47752°E | Majorca | 1861 | 18 m (59 ft) | 76 m (249 ft) | 20 nmi (37 km) |
| Porto Colom |  | Felanitx 39.41402°N 3.27065°E | Majorca | 1861 | 25 m (82 ft) | 42 m (138 ft) | 20 nmi (37 km) |
| Torre den Beu |  | Cala Figuera 39.32966°N 3.17699°E | Majorca | Unknown | 6 m (20 ft) | 32 m (105 ft) | 10 nmi (19 km) |
| Cap Salines |  | Santanyí 39.26521°N 3.05341°E | Majorca | 1863 | 17 m (56 ft) | 17 m (56 ft) | 11 nmi (20 km) |
| Cap Blanc |  | Llucmajor 39.36351°N 2.78780°E | Majorca | 1863 | 12 m (39 ft) | 95 m (312 ft) | 15 nmi (28 km) |
| Porto Pí |  | Palma 39.54858°N 2.62362°E | Majorca | 1617 | 38 m (125 ft) | 41 m (135 ft) | 18 nmi (33 km) |
| Cala Figuera |  | Son Ferrer 39.45749°N 2.52237°E | Majorca | 1860 | 24 m (79 ft) | 45 m (148 ft) | 22 nmi (41 km) |
| Sa Mola |  | Andratx 39.53175°N 2.36425°E | Majorca | 1993 | 10 m (33 ft) | 128 m (420 ft) | 12 nmi (22 km) |
| Cap Gros |  | Port de Sóller 39.7971°N 2.68161°E | Majorca | 1859 | 22 m (72 ft) | 120 m (394 ft) | 19 nmi (35 km) |
| La Creu |  | Port de Sóller 39.79695°N 2.68940°E | Majorca | 1864/1945 | 13 m (43 ft) | 35 m (115 ft) | 10 nmi (19 km) |
| Llebeig |  | Dragonera 39.57417°N 2.30460°E | Dragonera | 1910 | 15 m (49 ft) | 130 m (427 ft) | 21 nmi (39 km) |
| Na Pòpia |  | Dragonera 39.58636°N 2.31713°E | Dragonera | 1852 | 12 m (39 ft) | 363 m (1,191 ft) | Inactive |
| Tramuntana |  | Dragonera 39.59803°N 2.33818°E | Dragonera | 1910 | 15 m (49 ft) | 67 m (220 ft) | 14 nmi (26 km) |
| Cavalleria |  | Sanisera 40.08909°N 4.09227°E | Menorca | 1857 | 15 m (49 ft) | 94 m (308 ft) | 26 nmi (48 km) |
| Favàritx |  | Mahón 39.99724°N 4.26684°E | Menorca | 1922 | 28 m (92 ft) | 47 m (154 ft) | 21 nmi (39 km) |
| Illa de l'Aire |  | Illa de l'Aire 39.79945°N 4.293180°E | Menorca | 1860 | 38 m (125 ft) | 53 m (174 ft) | 18 nmi (33 km) |
| Cap d'Artrutx |  | Cala en Bosch 39.92258°N 3.82424°E | Menorca | 1859 | 34 m (112 ft) | 45 m (148 ft) | 19 nmi (35 km) |
| Ciutadella |  | Ciutadella 39.99621°N 3.82276°E | Menorca | 1863 | 13 m (43 ft) | 21 m (69 ft) | 14 nmi (26 km) |
| Punta Nati |  | Ciutadella 40.05021°N 3.82363°E | Menorca | 1913 | 19 m (62 ft) | 42 m (138 ft) | 18 nmi (33 km) |
| Punta Moscarter |  | Portinatx 39.11762°N 1.53317°E | Ibiza | 1978 | 52 m (171 ft) | 93 m (305 ft) | 18 nmi (33 km) |
| Tagomago |  | Tagomago 39.03257°N 1.64909°E | Ibiza | 1914 | 23 m (75 ft) | 86 m (282 ft) | 21 nmi (39 km) |
| Botafoc |  | Ibiza (town) 38.90416°N 1.45388°E | Ibiza | 1861 | 16 m (52 ft) | 31 m (102 ft) | 14 nmi (26 km) |
| Illa des Penjats |  | Sant Francesc de s'Estany 38.81451°N 1.41178°E | Ibiza | 1861 | 17 m (56 ft) | 27 m (89 ft) | 10 nmi (19 km) |
| Bleda Plana | Sant Josep de sa Talaia 38.97984°N 1.15902°E | Ibiza | 1972 | 8 m (26 ft) | 28 m (92 ft) | 10 nmi (19 km) | |
| Conillera |  | Illa Conillera 38.99361°N 1.21262°E | Ibiza | 1857 | 18 m (59 ft) | 85 m (279 ft) | 18 nmi (33 km) |
| En Pou |  | S'Espalmador 38.79902°N 1.42162°E | Formentera | 1864 | 25 m (82 ft) | 28 m (92 ft) | 10 nmi (19 km) |
| La Mola | .jpg.webp) | Formentera 38.66337°N 1.58430°E | Formentera | 1861 | 22 m (72 ft) | 142 m (466 ft) | 23 nmi (43 km) |
| Cap de Barbaría |  | Formentera 38.6411°N 1.38951°E | Formentera | 1972 | 19 m (62 ft) | 78 m (256 ft) | 20 nmi (37 km) |
| Na Foradada | .jpg.webp){kind=small} | Cabrera 39.20711°N 2.97862°E | Cabrera | 1926 | 13 m (43 ft) | 42 m (138 ft) | 10 nmi (19 km) |
| N'Ensiola |  | Cabrera 39.12919°N 2.92145°E | Cabrera | 1870 | 21 m (69 ft) | 121 m (397 ft) | 20 nmi (37 km) |
References
- Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Spain: Balearic Islands". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
- 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. 2015. p. 84.
- "Lighthouses". Balearic Lighthouses. Port Authority of the Balearic Islands. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
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