Cape Finisterre Lighthouse

Lighthouse
42°52′57″N 9°16′19″W / 42.882362°N 9.271849°W / 42.882362; -9.271849TowerConstructed1853Constructiongranite towerHeight17 metres (56 ft)Shapeoctagonal tower with balcony and lantern attached to keeper's houseMarkingsunpainted tower, silver lanternPower sourcemains electricity Edit this on WikidataOperatorAutoridad Portuaria de A Coruña[1]RaconO Edit this on WikidataLightFocal height143 metres (469 ft)Range23 nautical miles (43 km; 26 mi)CharacteristicFl W 5s.Spain no.ES-03900

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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References

  1. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Spain: Western Galicia". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
  2. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Spain: Western Galicia". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
  3. ^ 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.
  • Media related to Faro de Cabo Fisterra at Wikimedia Commons
  • Comisión de faros Archived 2016-04-04 at the Wayback Machine
  • Autoridad Portuaria de A Coruña
Authority control databases: Geographic Edit this at Wikidata
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  • Admiralty: D1742
  • NGA
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