Estaca de Bares Point

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Estaca de Bares Point is a parish and the place of a lighthouse belonging to the city council of Mañón in Ferrolterra in North-western Spain in the province of A Coruña, in the autonomous community of Galicia.

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Important Lighthouse.

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The peninsula of Estaca de Bares penetrates considerably into the Atlantic Ocean and the Cantabrian Sea, and as a result it is one of the rainiest places in Europe, with more than 2,500 mm a year.

These special weather conditions have created over the centuries a unique ecosystem and biodiversity which have made it possible for this area to be declared an Area of National Natural Interest.

The history of Estaca de Bares Point is very rich. The ruins of the Phoenician Salt Fish Factory and the Phoenician Port are open to visitors.

From 1962 until 1977, the United States Coast Guard operated a Long Range Aid to Navigation (LORAN) transmitting station on Estaca de Bares (also known as Vares). After the Coast Guard ended its operations, the site was transferred to the United States Air Force, which operated a communications station until 1991. The site has remained abandoned since 1991 and is currently under the control of the Spanish Ministry of Defense.

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List of Ports and Lighthouses under the Authority of Ferrol-San Cibrao [2][3]

Port of San Cibrao with four Lighthouses · Port of Alumina Espanola with six Lighthouses · Roncadoira Point with one Lighthouse · Ria and Port of Vivero with seven Lighthouses · Port of O Barqueiro with five Lighthouses · Estaca de Bares Point with one Lighthouse · Santa Marta's Cove and the Ports of Espasante and Carino with four Lighthouses · Candelaria Point with one Lighthouse · Port of Cedeira with four Lighthouses · A Frouxeira Point with one Lighthouse · Cape Prior with two Lighthouses · Ria of Ferrol and the Ports of Ferrol Outer-port, A Grana, Mugardos and Ferrol Inner-port with twenty three Lighthouses

Most Northwestern Rias of Galicia [1]

v • d • e List of the Spanish Costas

Costa Brava · Costa Dorada · Costa da Morte · Costa del Azahar · Costa Blanca · Costa Cálida · Costa de Almeria · Costa de Granada · Costa del Sol · Costa de la Luz · a Costa do Marisco · Costa Verde · Costa Vasca