El Rincón Lighthouse

El Rincón

El Rincón Light, 2009
Location	Buenos Aires Province Argentina
Coordinates	39°23′5.04″S 62°0′53.42″W
Tower
Constructed	1925
Construction	concrete tower
Height	203 feet (62 m)
Shape	tapered cylindrical tower with double gallery and lantern
Markings	black and white tower with horizontal bands
Light
Focal height	210 feet (64 m)
Range	29 nautical miles (54 km; 33 mi)
Characteristic	Fl (2+1) W 40s.

El Rincón Light is an active lighthouse in the Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. At a height of 203 feet (62 m) it is the nineteenth tallest "traditional lighthouse" in the world,[1] and one of the tallest concrete lighthouses in the world. Located about 30 miles (48 km) northeast of Pedro Luro on the Península Verde, it guards a principal entrance to the seaport of Bahía Blanca. Two stamps featuring the lighthouse were created, one in 2006 and the other one in 2010.[2]

See also

• List of tallest lighthouses in the world
• List of lighthouses in Argentina

References

1. Rowlett, Russ. "The Tallest Lighthouses". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
2. "Stamps – Argentina | Lighthouse Stamp Society". Retrieved 2021-12-21.

• List of Lights, Pub. 110: Greenland, The East Coasts of North and South America (Excluding Continental U.S.A. Except the East Coast of Florida) and the West Indies (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2010. p. 270.
• Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Northern Argentina". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

External links

• List of Lighthouses in Argentina Servicio de Hidrografía Naval