Cape Ortegal Lighthouse

Cape Ortegal Lighthouse
Cabo Ortegal

Cape Ortegal Lighthouse
Galicia
Location Cabo Ortegal
Province of A Coruña
Galicia
Spain
Coordinates 43°46′16″N 7°52′12″W / 43.771135°N 7.869937°W / 43.771135; -7.869937Coordinates: 43°46′16″N 7°52′12″W / 43.771135°N 7.869937°W / 43.771135; -7.869937
Year first constructed 1984
Construction concrete tower
Tower shape cylindrical tower with double balcony and lantern
Markings / pattern white tower with a red band, white lantern
Height 10 metres (33 ft)
Focal height 124 metres (407 ft)
Light source solar power
Range 18 nautical miles (33 km; 21 mi)
Characteristic Oc W 8s.
Admiralty number D1686.3
NGA number 2450
ARLHS number SPA-036
Spain number 03160
Managing agent Autoridad Portuaria de Ferrol - San Cibrao[1]

Cape Ortegal Lighthouse (Spanish: Faro de Cabo Ortegal, Galician: Faro do cabo Ortegal) is a lighthouse in the Province of A Coruña, Galicia, Spain. It was planned and approved in 1982 and completed in 1984. It consists of a white cylindrical concrete tower 3 metres (9.8 ft) in diameter and 12.7 metres (42 ft) tall with a red stripe and two balconies 4.7 metres (15 ft) in diameter.

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References

  1. Cabo Ortegal The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved March 31, 2016


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