Punta Carnero Lighthouse Explained

Punta Carnero Lighthouse
Location:Algeciras
Andalusia
Spain
Coordinates:36.0771°N -5.4262°W
Yearbuilt:1874
Construction:cut stone tower
Shape:cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern attached to 1-storey keeper’s house
Marking:unpainted stone tower, grey lantern
Height:19m (62feet)
Focalheight:42m (138feet)
Characteristic:Fl (4) WR 20s.
Fogsignal:“K” every 30s.
Country:Spain
Countrynumber:ES-20110[1]
Managingagent:Portuaria de la Bahía de Algeciras

Punta Carnero Lighthouse (Spanish; Castilian: Faro de Punta Carnero) is an active lighthouse located on the headland known as Punta Carnero to the south of Algeciras, Spain.[2] The lighthouse was designed and built by Jaime Font, who also designed the lighthouse at Chipiona. Opened in 1874, it overlooks the Strait of Gibraltar.

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  1. 2016-03-25.
  2. Book: Argentina. Ministerio de Guerra y Marina. Memoria. 16 January 2013. 1893. 347.