Cape San Pablo Lighthouse
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| Location | Cape San Pablo, Argentina |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 54°18′S 66°42′W / 54.3°S 66.7°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1945 |
| Construction | solar lantern on a pyramidal wooden base |
| Automated | Yes |
| Height | 6 m (20 ft)  |
| Shape | pyramidal |
| Power source | solar power |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1966 |
| Deactivated | 1949 |
| Focal height | 136.5 m (448 ft) |
| Range | 11.2 nmi (20.7 km; 12.9 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl(2) W 20s |
The Cape San Pablo Lighthouse is located 50 km south-east from the city of Río Grande, department of Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina. It is situated over the Cape San Pablo, at a very characteristic isolated mountain that is a prominent formation at the cost line.[1] The construction of the lighthouse started the 15th of March 1945, on December 1949 there was a seismic movement that bended 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 on a yellow pyramid-shaped tower, 6 meters height, with a black triangle with its vertex upside down. The platform has a platform located at the top part where it holds a luminance lantern fuel by solar energy having an optic range of 12.5 nautical miles.[1]
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References
[1] www.hidro.gov.ar/historia/FCSanPablo.ASP