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Cape Finisterre Lighthouse

Coordinates: 42°52′57″N 9°16′19″W / 42.882362°N 9.271849°W / 42.882362; -9.271849
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Cape Finisterre Lighthouse
Cabo Fisterra
Cape Finisterre Lighthouse
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LocationCape Finisterre
Galicia
Spain
Coordinates42°52′57″N 9°16′19″W / 42.882362°N 9.271849°W / 42.882362; -9.271849
Tower
Constructed1853
Constructiongranite tower
Height17 metres (56 ft)
Shapeoctagonal tower with balcony and lantern attached to keeper's house
Markingsunpainted tower, silver lantern
Power sourcemains electricity Edit this on Wikidata
OperatorAutoridad Portuaria de A Coruña[1]
RaconEdit this on Wikidata
Light
Focal height143 metres (469 ft)
Range23 nautical miles (43 km; 26 mi)
CharacteristicFl W 5s.
Spain no.ES-03900

The Cape Finisterre Lighthouse (Spanish: Faro de Cabo Finisterre) is an active lighthouse on Cape Finisterre, in the Province of A Coruña, on the northwestern coast of Galicia in Spain.[2][3]

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References

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  1. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Spain: Western Galicia". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
  2. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Spain: Western Galicia". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
  3. ^ List of Lights, Pub. 113: The West Coasts of Europe and Africa, the Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea and Azovskoye More (Sea of Azov) (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2013. p. 45.
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