List of lighthouses in Uruguay explained

This is a list of lighthouses in Uruguay.[1] [2]

Lighthouses

Name Image Year
built
Location & coordinates Focal
height
NGA
number
Admiralty
number
Range
nml
Aéreo de Rincón del Bonete Lighthouse 1938 Rincón del Bonete Lake
-32.8329°N -56.425°W
inactive since 1994 7m (23feet) n/a n/a n/a
Arroyo Riachuelo East Mole Lighthouse n/a -34.4589°N -57.7333°W Fl R 5s. 107m (351feet) 19253 G0745.6 5
Cabo Polonio 1881 Cabo Polonio
-34.4054°N -53.7778°W
Fl W 12s. 40m (130feet) 19024 G0662 22
Cabo Santa Maria Lighthouse 1874 La Paloma
-34.6682°N -54.1529°W
Fl W 60s. 42m (138feet) 19032 G0668 20
Colonia del Sacramento Lighthouse 1857 Colonia del Sacramento
-34.4729°N -57.8523°W
Fl R 9s. 34m (112feet) 19260 G0756 11
1802 Montevideo
-34.8885°N -56.2599°W
Fl (3) W 10s. 148m (486feet) 19184 G0702 19
Escollera Sarandí Lighthouse Image n/a Montevideo
-34.9134°N -56.2223°W
Fl R 3s. 22m (72feet) 19136 G0704 10
Isla de Farallón Lighthouse 1876 Isla de Farallón
-34.4848°N -57.9183°W
Fl (2) W 10s. 26m (85feet) 19280 G0762 10
Isla de Flores Lighthouse 1828 Isla de Flores
-34.9459°N -55.9327°W
Fl (2) W 16s. 37m (121feet) 19080 G0690 19
Isla Gorriti Lighthouse Image n/a Gorriti Island
-34.9601°N -54.9703°W
Fl G 5s. 9m (30feet) 19056 G0683 5
Isla de Lobos Lighthouse 1906 Isla de Lobos
-35.0245°N -54.8834°W
Fl W 5s. 66m (217feet) 19040 G0676 23
Isla Martín García Lighthouse n/a Martín García Island
-34.1901°N -58.2569°W
Fl (2) Y 10s. 10m (30feet) 19292 G0791 6
La Panela Lighthouse Image 1984 Río de la Plata
-34.915°N -56.4483°W
Fl (4) 10s. 17m (56feet) 19196 G0736 8
Maria Victoria Lighthouse Image n/a La Aguada y Costa Azul
-34.6456°N -54.1541°W
Fl WR 4s. 7m (23feet) 19028 G0664 white: 8
red: 6
Montevideo Catedral Lighthouse Image 1862 Montevideo
-34.9071°N -56.2041°W
inactive since 1910 23m (75feet) (tower) n/a n/a n/a
Monumento Artigas Lighthouse Image n/a Punta del Diablo
-34.0445°N -53.5342°W
Fl W 5s. 15m (49feet) 19016 G0658 8
Piedra Diamante Lighthouse Image n/a Río de la Plata
-34.4241°N -57.9614°W
Fl (2) W 6s. 18m (59feet) 19284 G0789 10
Piriápolis Outer Breakwater Lighthouse n/a Piriápolis
-34.8742°N -55.2826°W
Fl R 5s. 10m (30feet) 19076 G0689.1 8
1876 Punta Carretas
-34.9352°N -56.1606°W
Al Fl WR 10s. 21m (69feet) 19124 G0700 15
Puerto del Buceo East Breakwater Lighthouse Image n/a Buceo
-34.9093°N -56.1264°W
Fl R 5s. 7m (23feet) 19108 G0698 10
Puerto del Buceo West Breakwater Lighthouse Image n/a Buceo
-34.9091°N -56.1277°W
Fl G 5s. 13m (43feet) 19104 G0696 10
Punta del l’Este Lighthouse 1860 Punta del Este -34.9688°N -54.9516°W Fl W 8s. 44m (144feet) 19044 G0682 21
Punta del Este West Breakwater Lighthouse Image n/a Punta del Este
-34.9599°N -54.9511°W
Fl R 5s. 7m (23feet) 19048 G0684 8
1877 Maldonado Department
-34.8461°N -54.633°W
Fl W 2s. 32m (105feet) 19036 G0672 15
Punta Negra Lighthouse Image n/a Punta Negra
-34.9037°N -55.2603°W
Fl W 5s. 17m (56feet) 19068 G0688 7
Punta Palmar Lighthouse 1984 Punta del Diablo
-34.0671°N -53.5511°W
Fl W 6s. 21m (69feet) 19020 G0660 10
Sebastian Cabot Lighthouse n/a San Juan River
-34.2771°N -57.9841°W
Fl G 5s. 5m (16feet) 19287 G0764 5
Yacht Club Uruguayo Lighthouse Image 1939 Buceo
-34.9099°N -56.1309°W
Fl W 4s. 40m (130feet) 19112 G0699 8

See also

Notes and References

  1. 2016-11-10.
  2. http://msi.nga.mil/NGAPortal/MSI.portal?_nfpb=true&_st=&_pageLabel=msi_pub_detail&CCD_itemID=110&pubConstant=NGALOL NGA List of Lights – Pub.110