Cape San Pío Explained

Qid:Q116850715
Location:Cape San Pío
Argentina
Yearbuilt:[1]
Construction:brick tower
Shape:conical (bowling pin)
Marking:orange and red stripes (or red and white stripes[2])
Characteristic:Gp Fl.(2) W 16s
Managingagent:Argentine Naval Hydrographic Service

Cape San Pío (Spanish: Cabo San Pio) at -55.05°N -97°W, the southernmost tip of mainland Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego as well as of Argentina, except for the small islet Islote Blanco (-55.0633°N -66.5533°W) that lies about off the coast in SW direction (about further to the south).

The cape marks the eastern entrance to the Beagle Channel and has an high light Faro Cabo San Pío that dates back to 1919. The brick tower with orange and red bands (or red and white stripes), and an exterior ladder, is shaped like a bowling pin. The characteristic is two white flashes every 16 seconds and the range is .

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lista de Faros Argentinos. Servicio de Hidrografía Naval. 2023-02-17. es. List of Argetinian Lighthouses. https://web.archive.org/web/20070808150758/http://www.hidro.gov.ar/Historia/FCSanPio.ASP. 2007-08-08. live.
  2. Web site: Cabo San Pío Light. https://web.archive.org/web/20070927230605/http://www.lhdepot.com/database/uniquelighthouse.cfm?value=5304. 2007-09-27. Lighthouse Depot.