Cape San Pablo Lighthouse

Cape San Pablo

Location	Cape San Pablo Argentina
Coordinates	54.285811°S 66.697176°W / -54.285811; -66.697176
Tower
Constructed	1945 (first)
Foundation	concrete base
Construction	steel tower
Height	6 feet (1.8 m)
Shape	square pyramidal skeletal tower
Markings	rectangular black and yellow daymark
Power source	solar power
Light
First lit	1966 (current)
Deactivated	1949
Focal height	136.5 feet (41.6 m)
Range	12.5 nautical miles (23.2 km; 14.4 mi)
Characteristic	Fl (2) W 20s

The Cape San Pablo Lighthouse is located 50 km south-east of the city of Río Grande, in the department of Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina. It is situated on Cape San Pablo at a very characteristic isolated mountain that is a prominent formation on the coast line.[1]

History

The construction of the lighthouse started on March 15, 1945. In December 1949, there was a seismic movement that bent the tower. This situation forced the removal of the illumination equipment and the deactivation of the signal. In 1966, the rebuilding of the lighthouse was organized.[1] Nowadays, the lighthouse consists of a yellow pyramid-shaped tower, 6 meters in height, with a black triangle with its vertex upside down. There is a platform located at the top section which holds a luminance lantern fuelled by solar energy having an optic range of 12.5 nautical miles.[2]

See also

• List of lighthouses in Argentina
• Tierra del Fuego
• The Lighthouse at the End of the World

References

1. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Argentina: Tierra del Fuego". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved November 25, 2015.
2. Cabo San Pablo Lighthouses Servicio de Hidrografía Naval

External links

• Servicio de Hidrografía Naval