Puerto del Rosario Lighthouse
Location | Puerto del Rosario Fuerteventura Canary Islands Spain |
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Coordinates | 28°30′19″N 13°50′38″W / 28.505378°N 13.843756°W |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1992 |
Foundation | cylindrical basement |
Construction | concrete tower |
Height | 43 metres (141 ft) |
Shape | cylindrical tower with double balcony and lantern |
Markings | unpainted tower, grey lantern dome |
Power source | mains electricity |
Operator | Autoridad Portuaria de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria[1] |
Light | |
Focal height | 48 metres (157 ft) |
Range | 20 nautical miles (37 km; 23 mi) |
Characteristic | Fl W 5s. |
Spain no. | ES-12165 |
The Puerto del Rosario Lighthouse (
Description
The Puerto del Rosario Light is the main navigation marker for the shipping arriving at the port on the eastern side of the island. It lies between the
The lighthouse first entered service in 1992, as part of the third maritime lighting plan for the Canaries, other lighthouses that were built as part of the same plan include Punta Lava and Arenas Blancas on La Palma, Punta del Castillete on Gran Canaria and Morro Jable also on Fuerteventura.[3] It consists of a 43 m high cylinder-shaped tower, which is white in colour, this supports twin galleries and a lantern with a grey cupola.[1]
The optics include a 2.25m diameter lens, equipped with a 150
The lighthouse is maintained by the port authority of Las Palmas, and is registered under the international Admiralty number D2793.5 and has the NGA identifier of 113–24034.[1][5]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Spain: Canary Islands". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
- ISBN 978-1-57785-885-0.
- ^ "Los faros que alumbran et Atlantico" (in Spanish). teldeactualidad.com. Archived from the original on 8 August 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
- ^ "Faro de Puerto del Rosario". Maritime Signals (in Spanish). Puertos de las Palmas. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
- List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2013. p. 422.
External links
- Comisión de faros Archived 4 April 2016 at the Wayback Machine
- Autoridad Portuaria de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria