Recalada a Bahía Blanca Light explained

Recalada a Bahía Blanca
Location:Monte Hermoso
Argentina
Coordinates:-38.9908°N -61.26°W
Yearbuilt:1906
Construction:cast iron
Shape:octagonal pyramidal skeletal tower with central cylinder
Marking:red and white horizontal bands
Focalheight:[1]
Characteristic:Fl W 9 s.

Recalada a Bahía Blanca Light, also known as Monte Hermoso Light or simply Recalada Light (lit. landfall), is an active lighthouse in Monte Hermoso, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, marking the entrance to the Bahía Blanca. At a height of it is the eleventh-tallest "traditional lighthouse" in the world, as well as the tallest lighthouse in the Southern Hemisphere and the tallest lighthouse built of metal in the lattice tower configuration

History

The tower was prefabricated in France by the same company that built the Eiffel Tower. It was first lit on 1 January 1906.

In 1928 a Dalén light was installed. The light was replaced with an electric light 1974. An Automatic Identification System (AIS) beacon was installed on 1 January 2006.

Construction

It consists of a central cylinder of iron, in diameter and eight cast-iron columns. There are a total of 331 steps.[2]

Visiting

The light station is staffed and the tower is open to guided tours.

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Notes and References

  1. According to List of Lights. according to The Lighthouse Directory
  2. Web site: Centenario del Faro Recalada a Bahía Blanca . Centennial to Recalada a Bahía Blanca Lighthouse . hidro.gov.ar . 11 August 2010 . Spanish . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110706084426/http://www.hidro.gov.ar/noticias/FaroRecaladaBBca.asp . 6 July 2011 .