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Punta Carnero Lighthouse (Spanish: Faro de Punta Carnero) is an active lighthouse located on the headland known as Punta Carnero to the south of Algeciras, Spain.[2] The lighthouse was designed and built by Jaime Font, who also designed the lighthouse at Chipiona. Opened in 1874, it overlooks the Strait of Gibraltar.[3]

Punta Carnero Lighthouse
Punta Carnero Lighthouse
LocationAlgeciras
Andalusia
Spain
Coordinates36°04′37.72″N 5°25′34.46″W
Tower
Constructed1874
Constructioncut stone tower
Height19 metres (62 ft)
Shapecylindrical tower with balcony and lantern attached to 1-storey keeper’s house
Markingsunpainted stone tower, grey lantern
OperatorPortuaria de la Bahía de Algeciras
Fog signal“K” every 30s.
Light
Focal height42 metres (138 ft)
Range16 nmi (30 km; 18 mi) 
CharacteristicFl (4) WR 20s.
Spain no.ES-20110[1]

See also



References


  1. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Spain: Western Andalusia". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2016-03-25.
  2. Argentina. Ministerio de Guerra y Marina (1893). Memoria. p. 347. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
  3. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Spain: Western Andalusia". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.




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[es] Faro de Punta Carnero

El faro de Punta Carnero se halla emplazado en la punta de su nombre, en el extremo sur de la Bahía de Algeciras en el término municipal de Algeciras (provincia de Cádiz) España. Es de cuarto orden.



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